History of Halloween

What is the Halloween? I have just known there is a Halloween festival in western country, i haven't got any more detail about it untill this 31 October.

On the Halloween festival of this year, i have got the knownlege that Ghosts, witches, jack-o-lanterns, black cats, and skeletons are all symbols of the holiday known as Halloween. Celebrated in the United States on October 31, it has become a festival where children dress in costumes and visit neighbors to ask for treats. The origin of Halloween can be traced back to the ancient Celts who inhabited parts of France and Ireland more than 2,000 years ago At the end of the summer these people honored Samhain, who was the lord of the dead. On this day, the high priests of the Celts, or Druids, ordered the people to put out their hearth fires. The Druids then built a huge new bonfire that was considered sacred. Into this new fire they threw crops, animals, and even human sacrifices. Then each family relit its hearth fire from the new year's fire. It was believed that Samhain allowed the souls of the dead to return to roam the earth on this night.

And then i got the reason why a boy ask me to give him a five in front of the school gate when i was going to the library, I felt shame because i didn't known what is his mean, and didn't give hime a five with a 'sorry'.

Symmetrical Families

The same as UK families, men act the only breadwinner role in family several years ago in china,women take charge of all of the housework and take care of children and old adults at home. Gradually, more and more women get their own career,they also in paid employment, and then do the housework and take care of child and old parents with husband together.
Something different from the UK families, women in Chinese families many years ago stood in a low rank in the family, men can got more than one wife in law.if women didn't bear a male child, she would feel shame and none of the relatives would pay attention on her.the attitude and the law has been changed now,but there are also many more parents and grandparent who prefer the male child more than female child in some work-class families.