There are many different stories about Halloween. One story says that once a year the dead people's spirits come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year.

死去的人的灵魂不断的在找寻活人的身体来附身，好让他们可以再重新回到人世间。

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I remember the last two Halloween, once the children rang the door, I was just cooking, they could not wait.

想起过去两个万圣节。一次孩子们按门铃，我正做饭，他们等不急撤退了。

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However, once I was there I discovered the only part -- other than Halloween parties -- I truly enjoyed was my work study job in IT, so I left after a year or so and put my skills to use in the job market.

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As for the sassy 10-year-old, there was no stopping him once he'd thought of his ideal Halloween craft: a graham cracker haunted house decorated, of course, with lots of candy.

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