记者 薛慧晶

10月24日晚上7点，外院本学期第二场外教讲座在丽泽楼C108成功举办🧔‍♂️💨。本次讲座主讲人是我院外籍教师Mr. Brett Gearing，主题是“美国文化中的万圣节”🎦。另外，李孚声副教授👇🏻、Mr. Neville Swartz和Mr. Andrew Engler也出席了本次讲座。

本次讲座分为四个部分。首先，Mr. Brett Gearing讲述了万圣节在美国文化中的发展历史，其中包括萨温节、天下圣徒之日🥓、杰克南瓜灯、万圣节“不给糖就捣蛋”的传统小把戏以及万圣节到来前商场和家庭的布置等🐈‍⬛🥷🏻。紧接着，Mr. Brett Gearing提到在美国文化中，人们相信超自然的招魂术👤。如人们认为带有恶灵的人会引起瘟疫和灾难🥷🏿，必须将其投入湖中；相信通过降神会和灵应牌可以与灵魂沟通；有人甚至试图用照相机拍摄到鬼魂♈️。第三部分，Mr. Brett Gearing介绍了许多关于万圣节的魔怪：吸血鬼、狼人、女巫和僵尸。在场的同学们都听得兴致勃勃。最后，在提问环节中，Mr. Brett Gearing也亲切地回答了老师们和同学们的问题。

本次讲座不仅丰富了同学们对万圣节的认识，也加深了他们对美国文化的理解🙎🏽‍♀️🚳。

A Lecture: Halloween in US Culture

By XUE Huijing

At 7 p.m. on October 24th, Mr. Brett Gearing, the overseas teacher of the School of Foreign Languages, held a lecture with the topic Halloween in US Culture in Lize C108. Associate Professor Frank Li, Mr. Neville Swartz and Mr. Andrew Engler attended the lecture as well.

This lecture was composed of four parts. First of all, Mr. Brett Gearing introduced the history of Halloween in US, including Samhain, All Hallow’s Day, Jack O’ lantern, Treat or Trick and the decoration of shopping malls and houses during Halloween. Second, Mr. Brett Gearing stated the belief of spiritualism in American culture. For instance, some people used Ouija board and séance to communicate with spirits and even try to take photos of spirits. Third, Mr. Brett Gearing covered some monsters related to Halloween, such as vampire, werewolf, witch and zombie. At last came the Question and Answer session. Mr. Brett Gearing answered questions from the teachers and the students, which deepened their knowledge about Halloween.