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B. Halloween falls on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. It was originally apagan holiday, honoring the dead. Halloween was also referred to as All Hallows Eve and datesback over 2000 years ago. All Hallows Eve is the evening before All Saints Day, which wascreated by Christians to convert pagans, and is celebrated on November 1st. The Catholicchurch honored saints on this designated day. Halloween culture can be traced back to theDruids, a Celtic culture in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. Roots lay in the feast ofSamhain, which was annually on October 31st to honor the dead. The Celtic word Samhainmeans "summer's end" or November. A time for the Celts to take stock of supplies and preparefor winter, Samhain was a harvest festival with huge sacred bonfires, marking the end of theCeltic year and the beginning of a new one. When the Celts lit huge bonfires and celebratedSamhain, they would dress up in elaborate animal skins and heads to disguise themselves asspirits and demons so that the real ones couldn't distinguish them as being human. Theirceremonies consisted of dancing, telling stories, and reading fortunes. Moreover, the Celtsbelieved that on October 31st, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the deadoverlapped and the souls of the dead would roam the streets and villages at night. Since not allspirits were thought to be friendly, gifts and treats were left out to ease the evil and ensure thatthe next year's crops would be plentiful. This custom then evolved into trick-or-treating.
46. ( ) Which of the following statements about Samhain is NOT TRUE according to thearticle?
(A) It was a harvest festival for the Celts.
(B) It was a special day for the Celts to honor saints.
(C) The ceremonies during Samhain included activities such as fortunereading and dancing.
(D) To celebrate Samhain, the Celts would light sacred bonfires.

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答案：C[無官方正解]
難度：適中0.666667
統計：A(2),B(0),C(6),D(0),E(0)

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