Domingo se comemora Halloween nos EUA e em vez de contar a hist\u00f3ria que todos sabem, vejam abaixo um v\u00eddeo super interessante do History Channel sobre a origem desse feriado. Acompanhe com o roteiro e as palavras e express\u00f5es mais dif\u00edceis traduzidas.<\/p>\n
HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN – History Channel video<\/strong><\/p>\n \n If graveyards (cemit\u00e9rio) make you nervous, and Jack-O Lanterns leer <\/em>(olhar esgueiramente) from every window, if the streets are full of monsters, just relax! It\u2019s all part of the fun! Trick? Treat? Or a little of each? Let\u2019s turn on all the lights and take a look at Halloween.<\/p>\n Ages ago, when history was short, and winters were dark, tribes of Celtic farmers believed there was one day a year when the season of life meets the season of death, when malevolent <\/em>(maligno) spirits could rise <\/em>(levantar) from their graves <\/em>(cova, tumba) and walk amongst<\/em> (entre) the living. It was Celtic Ireland B.C. and that day was called Samhain, the Celtic word for summer\u2019s end.<\/p>\n On a day when so many spirits lurked <\/em>(embuscar), druid priests <\/em>(padres) tried to foretell whether<\/em> (prever se) their villages would survive the winter. Ordinary Celts lit great bonfires <\/em>(fogueiras) and disguised themselves<\/em> (disfar\u00e7ar-se) to repel and confuse the spirits. In the 8th century in a likely attempt<\/em> (prov\u00e1vel tentativa) to distract the Celts from their pagan practice, Pope Gregory the III established all hallows day, a day honouring all saints, known and unknown, on Nov 1st.<\/p>\n Europeans accepted the new holiday but saw no reason not to enjoy their traditional rituals as well <\/em>(tamb\u00e9m), and soon Samhain became know as All Hallow\u2019s Eve, from there it was a short walk to the name we all know today: Halloween.<\/p>\n Predictably <\/em>(Como era de se prever), such a heathen <\/em>(pag\u00e3o) tradition was of no interest to America\u2019s first puritans, so it \u2013 like in Europe \u2013 was left behind. Until the mid 19th century when a potato famine <\/em>(inani\u00e7\u00e3o) drove over a million starving <\/em>(faminto) Irish and their folklore across the Atlantic and into America\u2019s port cities. An ocean from home, and immersed in a cultural melting pot<\/em> (mistura cultural) their traditions began to change.<\/p>\n The roaring <\/em>(crepitante) bonfires shrank to lanterns, carved from gourds <\/em>(caba\u00e7a), the first Jack O\u2019 Lanterns. And the Celt\u2019s demonic disguises became the sinister costumes <\/em>(fantasias) of modern day Halloween. The origins of trick-or-treating<\/em> (travessura ou gostosura) remain unclear. It is believed to stem from<\/em> (originar-se de) a custom known as souling in which the poor went from home to home and prayed <\/em>(rezar) for the souls of each family\u2019s dead in exchange for small cakes to eat. By the early part of the 20th century Halloween was gaining a foothold<\/em> (ganhando for\u00e7a) as an American institution. Mass produced Halloween costumes became common place<\/em> (lugar-comum), making Halloween one of the most profitable <\/em>(rent\u00e1vel) holidays on the calendar earning retailers <\/em>(varejistas) billions of dollars.<\/p>\n Halloween\u2019s appeal transcends age: delighting <\/em>(encantando) both children, and yes even <\/em>(at\u00e9 mesmo) adults alike <\/em>(da mesma forma). It\u2019s a date to step into costume, gorge on<\/em> (comer aos montes) sweets, throw ghoulish galas<\/em> (festas macabras), and to scare ourselves silly. The truth is frightfully clear: not even a silver bullet can stop Halloween now.<\/p>\n V\u00eddeo e roteiro propriedades do History Channel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Domingo se comemora Halloween nos EUA e em vez de contar a hist\u00f3ria que todos sabem, vejam abaixo um v\u00eddeo super interessante do History Channel sobre a origem desse feriado. Acompanhe com o roteiro e as palavras e express\u00f5es mais dif\u00edceis traduzidas. HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN – History Channel video If graveyards (cemit\u00e9rio) make you nervous…<\/p>\n