万圣节又叫诸圣节，在每年的11月1日，是西方的传统节日；而万圣节前夜的10月31日是这个节日最热闹的时刻。在中文里，常常把万圣节前夜（Halloween）讹译为万圣节（All Saints' Day）。
万圣节英语是All Saints Day，亦称“诸圣瞻礼”，天主教和东正教节日之一，是西方国家的传统节日。华语地区常将万圣夜误称为万圣节。“Hallow”来源于中古英语halwen，与holy词源很接近，在苏格兰和加拿大的某些区域，万圣节仍然被称为“All Hallow Mas”。那一天，要举行的弥撒仪式（Mass）是庆祝在天的全体圣人（Hallow）。
Halloween is also called zhushengjie. It is a traditional western festival on November 1 every year. October 31, the eve of Halloween, is the most lively time of the festival. In Chinese, Halloween is often mistakenly translated as all saints' day.
In order to celebrate Halloween, children will dress up as all kinds of lovely ghosts and knock on the door door door by door, asking for candy, or they will make trouble. At the same time, it is said that all kinds of ghosts will dress up as children and mingle with the masses to celebrate the coming of Halloween, while human beings dress up as all kinds of ghosts in order to make them more harmonious.
万圣节源自古代凯尔特民族（Celtic）的新年节庆，此时也是祭祀亡魂的时刻，在避免恶灵干扰的同时，也以食物祭拜祖灵及善灵以祈平安渡过严冬。当晚小孩会穿上化妆服，戴上面具，挨家挨户收集糖果。
Halloween (All Saints' Day) on November 1, is the western traditional festivals. 31 October is called Halloween (Halloween). China directly use "Halloween" refers to "Halloween," and with "all souls' day" or "samhain festival" Halloween on November 1, said. Halloween originated in ancient Celtic national (Celtic) New Year festival, this is also a sacrifice revenant moment, in avoiding the evil spirit interference at the same time, also with food worship of ancestors and good spirit to pray for peace through the cold winter. The children will put on makeup suits the night, wear a mask, door-to-door to collect candy.本回答被提问者和网友采纳