All Saints Day

The Day of the Dead has arrived All Soul’s Day and All Saint’s Day!

亡灵节到了，就是诸圣节和追思已亡节！

Your neighbor is crazy. Why is he screaming that?

你的邻居疯了。他为什么那样喊？

Because today is the first of November - the Day of the Dead.

因为今天是11月1号——亡灵节。

Oh, that’s right.

哦，对哦。

This is a very special day among many cultures around the world especially in Latin America.

这在世界很多文化中都是很特别的一天，尤其是在拉丁美洲。

Seriously? I thought it was just like any other day, except for the fact that people visit the cemetery and remember their loved ones.

真的吗？我还以为就只是普通的一天，除了人们去扫墓纪念亲人之外。

Well, that’s just part of it People across the world celebrate in different ways. In Mexcio for example it’s Common to see people building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, preparing the favorite foods and beverages of the departed and visiting graves with these as gifts. In the Philippines, the tombs are cleaned or repainted, candles are lit and flowers are offered. Entire families camp out in cemeteries and sometimes spend a night or two near their relatives’ tombs!

嗯，那只是一部分。世界各地的人们以不同方式庆祝。比如在墨西哥，常见人们搭建私人祭坛纪念逝者，用糖骷髅头，准备逝者生前最爱的食物和饮料，带着这些去扫墓。在菲律宾，墓地会被清洁或重新粉刷，点上蜡烛，献上鲜花。整个家庭会在墓地露营，有时在亲人墓旁待上一两夜！

Whoa! That’s scary! I don’t know if I could do that!

哇！好恐怖！我不知道我敢不敢那样做！

Why? We should fear the living, not the dead.

为什么？我们应该怕活人，而不是死人。