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对于世界上许多人而言,新一年的到来同样也是一件非常值得庆祝的事情。但似乎他们有着更为奇特的风俗习惯,这些风俗通常都和迷信密切相关。
据说,在芬兰,人们会把熔化的液体铅倒进冷水里,通过铅在水中形成的形状来占卜新的一年的命运。如果铅团的形状像船,这意味着新的一年将要去旅行,如果是一个球,就预示着好运。
people pour molten lead into cold water to divine the year ahead from the shape the metal sets in. If the blob represents a ship it is said to foretell travel, if it's a ball, good luck.
在丹麦,人们站在椅子上,在午夜钟声敲响时一起跳下椅子,这象征着人们跨入了新的一年。
In Denmark, people stand on chairs and jump off in unison as the clock strikes midnight, literally leaping into the new year.
丹麦人还会在除夕夜向朋友的家扔盘子,第二天清早你在门外发现的陶瓷碎片越多,就说明你越受欢迎。
The Danes also throw plates at their friends' homes during the night -- the more shards you find outside your door in the morning the more popular you are said to be.
荷兰人会用圣诞树点起巨大的篝火堆,在篝火前吃甜甜圈——许多文化都有这种在新年吃圆形食物的传统,人们相信圆形食物代表着好运。
The Dutch build massive bonfires with their Christmas trees and eat sugary donuts— one of many cultures to consume round New Year's foods traditionally believed to represent good fortune.
西班牙人则会在午夜钟声敲响前吃下十二颗葡萄,每一颗葡萄都代表新一年中的一个月,葡萄如果是甜的,那么它代表的那个月份的生活就是甜的,葡萄是酸的,那么就意味着相应的月份会过得比较糟糕。
Spaniards, in turn, gobble a dozen grapes before the stroke of midnight, each fruit representing a month that will either be sweet or sour.
在菲律宾,狂欢者会穿上圆点图案的衣服,因为这象征着好运,而在南美的一些国家,人们会穿上颜色鲜亮的内衣以招来好运——红色代表爱情,黄色代表经济上的成功。
In the Philippines, revellers wear polka dots for good luck, while in some countries of South America people don brightly coloured underwear to attract fortune -- red for love and yellow for financial success.
元旦
标志着我们告别了旧年的旅程
同时开启了新一年的征程
东方君在此祝大家
新的一年
平安顺遂
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