And if you are Christian, you probably have questioned at one time or another whether

如果你是基督徒，你可能曾經一次或多次質疑過是否

you should celebrate Halloween because obviously, it's a pagan holiday!

應該慶祝萬聖節，因為顯然這是一個異教徒的假期！

Or is it?

但真的是嗎？

Let's find out, with People Also Ask.

讓我們一起從「別人也問了啥」找出答案吧！

Hi, I am Shao, welcome to What People Also Ask, where I search something seemly obvious on Google

嗨，我是Shao，歡迎來到“別人也問了啥”，我在Google上搜索似乎很顯而易懂的東西，

and share with you some of those PAA aka People Also Ask, which is a feature telling you what other

並與您分享了一些PAA（別人也問了啥），該功能告訴您其他

people are searching on Google that related to your query.

人正在Google上搜索什麼與您的查詢內容相關的內容。

Believe me, some of those PAAs would really turn your world upside down, like, you have

相信我，其中一些PAA確實會使您的三觀盡毀，例如，您根本不知道萬聖節

no idea what's the deal with Halloween, you really don't.

是什麼，你真的不知道。

So today's keyword is "Halloween"

所以今天的關鍵詞是“萬聖節”。

Let's start with the first PAA:Why is Halloween so popular?

讓我們從第一個PAA開始：為什麼萬聖節如此受歡迎？

The answer to this question was extracted from an article titled "Why has Halloween

這個問題的答案摘自一篇題為“為什麼萬聖節

become so popular among adults?"

在成年人中如此受歡迎？”的文章。

Published by The Conversation, which is a network of not-for-profit media outlets that

由The Conversation發布，該網站是一個非營利性網絡媒體，

publish copyright-free news stories on the Internet

在互聯網上發布無版權的新聞報導，

Here's what extracted by Google:"Halloween has always promised the chance to be creative

這是Google摘錄的內容：“萬聖節一直承諾有機會發揮創造力，

and to become something else.

並成為其他人物。

But in embracing the holiday, emerging adults are doing more than reject traditional adulthood.

但是在接受此節日的過程中，新興成年人所做的不只是拒絕傳統的成年觀念，

They're playing with identity in a way that puts their skills and cultural competence

他們還在以一種能夠發揮其技能和文化能力的方式玩弄身份

to work."

閱讀本文後，我想到的第一個念頭是：

The first thought that came to my mind after I read this article is : What

本段在說什麼鬼呢？

the hell is this paragraph talking about?

在此我想提醒您，Google利用演算法提取了 Google“

Here I want to remind you that Google's People Also Asks are algorithmically extracted by

別人也問了啥”， 因此有時他們會犯錯誤並從提取某些去脈絡化的內容。

Google so sometimes they do make mistakes and extract something out of context.

這就是為什麼我也總是也閱讀他們的原始文章的原因。

That's why I always also read their original article too.

這其實是一篇非常發人深省的文章，特別談到了為什麼萬聖節

As it turns out, it's a very thought-provoking article talking about why Halloween has become

受到年輕人的歡迎。

more popular amount young adults specifically.

2005年，只有過半數的年輕人慶祝萬聖節。

In 2005, just over half of young adults celebrated Halloween.

到2018年，這一數字已增長到70％以上。

By 2018, that number has grown to over 70 percent.

作者認為，年輕人對萬聖節的接納可能與

The author argued that the young adults' embrace of Halloween could have something to do with

「成年」這個概念本身已經改變的事實有關。

the fact that adulthood itself has changed.

這是該文章的摘錄：

Here are some excerpts from the article:

如果萬聖節在成年人中越來越流行，那是因為傳統的「成年標記」

If Halloween has become more popular among adults, it's because traditional markers

已經變得越來越模糊和難以實現。

of adulthood have become less clear and less attainable.

成人的責任和獨立性的傳統標誌-家庭，職業，房屋所有權

Traditional markers of adult responsibility and independence – family, career, homeownership

-由於選擇或必要而被推遲或完全被放棄。

– have either been delayed or abandoned altogether, by choice or necessity.

到成年的過渡變得不確定，困難和復雜。

Transitions to adulthood have become uncertain, drawn-out, and complicated.

他還指出了社會學家和文化評論家提出的其他幾種理論

He also pointed out several other theories that proposed by sociologists and cultural critics

來解釋這種現象。

to explain this phenomenon.

我強烈建議您閱讀本文，鏈接在影片描述中。

I highly encourage you to read this article, the link is in the description.

不知怎麼的，我在對此文很有感。

For some reason, I relate to this whole article quite a lot.

當我媽媽在我的年紀時，她已經有了一個孩子，她已經有了自己的家庭，她自己的職業

When my Mom was my age, she already has a kid and she already had her own family, her own career

，看看我現在在做什麼？

And look at what am I doing now?

製作YouTube視頻,無憂無慮

Making Youtube video and carefree

這其實我覺得在許多方面都是一種更優質的生活方式。

Which I would argue is a more enjoyable lifestyle in a lot of ways.

讓我們繼續下一個PAA：萬聖節在哪裡被禁止？

So let's move on to the next PAA: Where is Halloween banned?

這個問題的答案摘自一篇題為《此萬聖節

The answer to this question was extracted from an article titled: This Halloween, some

一些美國城鎮將禁止青少年從事“要糖”活動。》的文章

US towns will ban teens from trick-or-treating.

此文由以商業內容為重點的英語國際新聞機構Quartz發行，

published by Quartz, which is a business-focused English-language international news organization,

此公司於2012年在紐約市成立，由日本商業媒體公司

it is launched in New York City in 2012, and is owned by Japanese business media company

Uzabase擁有。

called Uzabase.

再一次地，谷歌犯了一個錯誤，因為谷歌提取的答案是有關

Again, Google made a mistake, because the answer extracted by Google is specifically

禁止青少年要糖，而不是完全禁止萬聖節。

referring to banning teens from trick or treating, not about banning Halloween altogether.

但是，這仍然是一篇非常有趣的文章，談論確實有一些城市

But still, it's a very interesting article talking about there are actually cities making

青少年要糖是非法的。

it illegal for teens to trick or treat.

實際上，您可能為此入獄。

And you can actually go to prison for that.

“人在幾歲的時候開始不該在萬聖節時要糖？

"How old is too old to go trick-or-treating?

隨著萬聖節臨近，弗吉尼亞州切薩皮克說，這個問題的答案是

As Halloween approaches, Chesapeake, Virginia says the answer to that question is anyone

12歲以上的人。

over the age of 12.

市政府官員最近宣布， 12歲以上挨戶按鈴要糖的人

City officials recently announced that doorbell-ringing candy seekers over the age of 12 could face

可能構成輕罪，可罰最多6個月監禁和$ 25到$ 100的罰款。

a misdemeanor charge, up to six months in jail, and $25 to $100 fines.

什麼？

What?!

你能想像嗎？你的孩子因為萬聖節時要糖結果被關！

Imagine your children go trick or treating and end up in jail!

那些政客到底吃錯什麼藥？

What's wrong with those politicians.

慶祝萬聖節又不是一種罪還是什麼的

It's not like celebrating Halloween is a sin or something.

等等，搞不好是喔。

Wait, maybe it is.

因為很顯然地，有很多人在谷歌問：“萬聖節是一種罪嗎？”

because obviously there are a lot of people asking " Is Halloween a sin?" on Google which is

這也是下一個我們要談的PAA。

the next PAA we are gonna talk about.

這個問題的答案的問題是從一篇文章，題為“慶祝萬聖節是否是罪？“

The answer to that question is extracted from an article titled "Is Celebrating Halloween a Sin?" published

由Lullabylark.com發布，我相信這是一個名為艾琳的基督教媽媽的個人部落格

by Lullabylark.com, which I believe is a personal blog of a Christian Mom named Erin.

此為是由谷歌提取的摘錄 ：

Here's the excerpt extracted by Google:

為了了解是否慶祝萬聖節是一種罪，我們必須知道，它是基於

In understanding whether celebrating Halloween is a sin, we have to know that it is based

在異教徒和天主教傳統中與死者建立聯繫的行為，異教徒的傳統

on both pagan and Catholic traditions of connecting with the dead in hopes to gain power, in

由此獲得法力，而天主教的傳統則為（為死者）代禱

pagan tradition, or to make intersession, in the Catholic tradition.

但是，聖經清楚地表明，兩者均不可能。

But, the scripture makes it clear that neither is possible.

再說一次，如果您沒有閱讀整篇文章，您可能會認為這種摘錄很去脈絡化，

Again if you didn't read the whole article, you probably will think this excerpt kind of out of context

所以我為您閱讀了這篇文章。

So I have read the article for you.

我相信本文代表的是新教徒的觀點，而不是天主教徒的觀點。

I believe this article represents the viewpoint of the protestants, but not of the Catholics.

它指出萬聖節既有異教徒又有天主教徒的根源。

It pointed out the Halloween has both Pagan and catholic roots.

它具有異教徒的根源，因為人們普遍認為萬聖節起源於古老的

It has pagan root because it is widely believed that Halloween originated from an ancient

凱爾特人薩姆海因節。

Celtic festival of Samhain.

凱爾特人認為，死者的靈魂將在薩姆海因（Samhain）時回自己的家園-

Celts believed that on Samhain, the souls of the dead would visit their homes - and

過去一年中死去的人則在當天前往下一個世界。

that those who had died in the past year would travel to the next world.

所以，人們會點燃篝火，穿上奇裝異服來趕走鬼魂。

As a result, people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.

後來成為在萬聖節時點南瓜燈和扮裝的傳統。

Which later became the tradition of wearing costumes in Halloween and Jack-o'-lantern.

他們還認為，那些靈體的存在可以增強他們的祭司德魯伊

They also believe that the presence of spirits can enhance their priest called Druid's

預測未來的能力。

ability to predict the future.

至於萬聖節的天主教根源，與天主教曆中

As to the catholic root of Halloween, it has something to do with the all soul's day in

的萬靈日有關。

the Catholic calendar.

尤其是一種稱為慰靈的習俗，窮人會四處討一種

Especially the practice called souling where the poor would go around asking for a pastry

叫做靈魂餅的糕點 ，並承諾為捐贈者已故的親人祈禱。

called soul cake with the promise of praying for the donor's deceased loved ones.

後來變成為不給糖就搗蛋的傳統。

Which later become the tradition of trick or treating.

但是，為什麼他們為死者祈禱？

But why do they pray for the deceased you ask?

這是因為，中世紀的許多天主教徒相信幾乎所有的天主教徒都會去下煉獄

As it turns out, a lot of Catholics in medieval times believed almost all Catholics will go

在那裡他們會被火焰折磨直到被淨化。

to purgatory where they will be tortured by fire until they are purified.

好消息是，與非信徒死後會去的地獄不，天主教徒去的煉獄的懲罰是暫時性的。

The good news is unlike hell, which non-believers will go to after they die, Catholics only go to purgatory which is temporary.

但是“暫時性”可能意味著很長的時間。

But “temporary” can mean a very long time.

根據 Patheos 出版的題為“Tetzel對於每犯一罪等同於七年煉獄之苦的看法“

According to an article titled "Tetzel on 7 Years in Purgatory for Every Sin" published

的文章 ，Patheos是一家提供有關

by Patheos, which is an online media company providing information and commentary about

宗教

religion.

信息和評論的在線媒體公司 。 在中世紀，人們普遍認為，每次犯罪都必須受到七年

In medieval times, It has been widely taught that each sin must be punished by seven years

煉獄之火的懲罰。

of purgatorial fire.

假設您是一個非常好的人，每天只犯一次罪，這不太可能，

Let's say you are a very good person and only commit one sin per day, which is not very

因為這包括吃太多奶油或將Facebook作動詞用。

likely because that includes eating too much butter and use Facebook as a verb.

但是，假設您每天只犯罪一次

But let's say you only commit one sin per day

，那麼您每年犯的罪將面臨2,555年煉獄之苦。

You will be facing 2,555 years for the sins you commit per year.

如果您活到70歲，您將面臨178,850年的煉獄之苦。

And if you live to 70, you would be facing 178,850 years of suffering in purgatory.Isn't that crazy?

這就是為什麼為死者祈禱很重要的原因，因為他們也相信祈禱可以

That is why it is important to pray for the dead because they also believed the prayers can

縮短親人在煉獄中受苦的時間。

shorten the time your loved ones spending in Purgatory.

但是，這種信念也導致了賣贖罪券的腐敗行為

But this kind of belief also enables the corrupt practice of selling indulgences which later

後來導致了馬丁·路德的《宗教改革》。

provoked Martin Luther's Reformation of the Church.

這就解釋了為什麼大多數新教徒不贊成煉獄的概念，因此

That explains why most of the Protestants don't approve of the concept of Purgatory, hence

他們不贊成萬靈節，因此，他們甚至不認同萬聖節

they don't approve of All soul's day, hence, they don't approve of even the catholic root

的天主教根原。

of Halloween.

但是，並非所有基督徒都反對萬聖節，因為下一個PAA“是萬聖節異教節嗎？”

But not all Christians oppose Halloween because the next PAA "Is Halloween Pagan?"

摘自《華盛頓郵報》發表的 題為“你知道嗎？

is extracted by an article titled "Guess what?

萬聖節比異教色彩更具基督教色彩”的文章。

Halloween is more Christian than Pagan" published by The Washington Post.

本文由貝勒大學（Baylor University）的歷史學家貝絲·艾莉森·巴爾（Beth Allison Barr）撰寫，她同時也是

This article is written by Beth Allison Barr, who is a historian at Baylor University, who is also

基督教媽媽，但她慶祝萬聖節。

a Christian Mom who does celebrate Halloween.

根據貝絲的說法，關於凱爾特人及其節日 的實際習俗，我們知之甚少

According to Beth, we have very little evidence about the actual practices of Celtic people

，而與萬聖節相關的大多數傳統實際上是 起源於中世紀或

and their festivals and most of the traditions we associate with Halloween are actually medieval or

近代早期，而不是“異教”。

early modern in their origin not “pagan.”

如果有機會，我建議您閱讀整篇文章，我會將鏈接放在描述中。非常有趣的文章

I recommend you to read this whole article if you get a chance, I will put the link in the description to. Very interesting article

，讓我們來回顧一下。今天我們了解到，有許多莫名其妙的城市禁止青少年萬聖節要糖。

Alright, let's recap.Today we learned that there are a lot of crazy cities banning teens from trick or treating

現在有越來越多成年人慶祝萬聖節，這確實有其原因。有一些天主教徒和基督徒慶祝

There are more adults are now celebrating Halloween and they do have their reasons. There are some Catholics and Christians do celebrate

萬聖節，而其他天主教徒和基督徒則沒有。

Halloween while other Catholics or Christians do not.

在我的PAA之旅中，我讀了另一篇非常有趣的文章，題為“宗教根源，世俗的慶祝活動：

During my PAA trip, I read another very interesting article titled "Religious Roots, Secular Festivities:

萬聖節在學校引起轟動”，這是 康涅狄格州 日報的Hartford Courant發表的

Halloween Takes A Hit In Schools" published by Hartford Courant which is a daily newspaper

。

in Connecticut.

本文討論了學校試圖決定是否慶祝萬聖節時面臨的困境。

This article talks about the predicament school facing when tried to decide whether to celebrate Halloween or not.

因為這樣做會排擠宗教信仰禁止萬聖節慶祝活動的孩子。

Because by doing so, they will exclude children whose religions prohibit the celebration of Halloween

所以今天我的問題是，您認為公立學校應該舉辦萬聖節慶祝活動嗎？

So today my question is, do you think there should be Halloween celebrations in public schools?

讓我知道你的想法，再見。

Let me know your thoughts, Bye.