If you are not a religious person, it might sound absurd that some view Halloween as sinful.

如果你不是宗教人士，有些人認為萬聖節是有罪的，這可能聽起來很荒謬。

I mean, come on... it's just kids dressing up and collecting candy, right?

我的意思是，來吧...這只是孩子們打扮並收集糖果，對吧？

Apparently, not everyone thinks that way!

顯然，並不是每個人都這麼認為！

There are actually some religious groups, particularly some sects of Protestant Christians,

其實有一些宗教團體，特別是基督教新教的一些教派，

proclaiming that joining in Halloween festivities is a grave sin!

宣稱參加萬聖節慶祝活動是重罪！

The unease arises from Halloween's origins in the pagan festival of Samhain and its associations

這種不安源自於萬聖節起源於異教薩溫節及其

with the occult.

與神秘學的連結。

Modern Halloween, with costumes and trick-or-treating, is largely secular.

現代萬聖節，以服裝和「不給糖就搗蛋」的形式，在很大程度上是世俗的。

However, some still associate it with perceived dark forces, leading to objections.

然而，有些人仍然將其與感知到的黑暗勢力聯繫起來，從而引發了反對。

For instance, certain Christian groups might avoid Halloween, fearing its perceived ties

例如，某些基督教團體可能會避免萬聖節，因為擔心它

to witchcraft.

與巫術有聯繫。

In some schools, Halloween celebrations have been replaced with "fall festivals" to avoid

在一些學校，萬聖節慶祝活動已被“秋季節日”取代，以避免

religious concerns.

宗教問題。

Some of them even downright cancel it, for example, in 2021, several schools or school

其中一些甚至徹底取消，例如，2021年，

districts in Seattle, East Lansing Michigan, and Princeton New Jersey decided to forego

西雅圖、密西根州東蘭辛和新澤西州普林斯頓的幾所學校或學區決定放棄萬聖節

Halloween celebrations, citing reasons of "equity" and concerns about "marginalized"

慶祝活動，理由是「公平」和對「邊緣化」

students.

學生的擔憂。