Mandarin School | Halloween in China (万圣节 Wànshèngjié)

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The day before Halloween, on October 31 every year, is a traditional holiday in the Western world. The celebration is usually held in the evening. It is mainly popular in Western countries such as the United States, the British Isles, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.  Pumpkins are used to carve interesting faces and shapes to ward off evil spirits.  At that night, children will put on costumes and masks and go from house to house collecting candy.

In China, we call it Halloween（万圣节 Wànshèngjié）. Traditional Chinese people used to not celebrate Halloween.  But in recent years, as Chinese people go out more and get in touch with Western culture, Halloween has become more and more popular among Chinese people. Halloween in China is more like a party day. Large amusement parks such as Happy Valley, Disney and Fonte have launched Halloween activities in recent years, and there will be ghosts walking at night in the amusement parks every year.  Many Chinese people wear Halloween costumes, Halloween masks, Halloween pumpkins and all kinds of Halloween props to express their inner enthusiasm and excitement and to relax themselves. 

PART 01 Useful Words

万圣节 

 Wànshèngjié 

Halloween

南瓜灯 

 nánguādēng  

Jack-O'-Lantern

女巫

nǚwū   

witch

吸血鬼 

xīxuèguǐ  

vampire

僵尸

jiāngshī   

zombie

蝙蝠 

biānfú   

bat

扫帚 

sàozhou   

broom

PART 02  Useful Expressions

不给糖就捣蛋！

Bù gěi táng jiù dǎodàn！

Trick or Treat ！

万圣节快乐！

Wànshèngjié kuàilè ！

Happy Halloween！

愿你有个很棒的万圣节！

Yuàn nǐ yǒu ge hěn bàng de wànshèngjié!

Have a great Halloween!

雕刻南瓜。

Diāokè nánguā.

Carve the pumpkin.

万圣节前夕你要穿什么？

Wànshèngjié qiánxī nǐ yào chuān shénme ？

What are you going to dress up as for Halloween?

我们来布置房子。

Wǒmen lái bùzhì fángzi.

Let's decorate the house.

把南瓜灯点亮。

Bǎ nánguādēng diǎnliàng.

Light the jack-o '-lantern.

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