BritishSuperstition

•ClassFour•司涵也•李晶•刘晓敏•赵梦可BritishSuperstitionsSuperstition【StevieWonder】•Verysuperstitious,writingsonthewall,•Verysuperstitious,laddersbout'tofall,•Thirteenmontholdbaby,brokethelookin'glass,•Sevenyearsofbadluck,thegoodthingsinyourpast,•Whenyoubelieveinthingsthatyoudon'tunderstand,Thenyousuffer,Superstitionain'tthewaySuperstitions•Thebeliefthatparticulareventshappeninawaythatcannotbeexplainedbyreasonorscience.•Thebeliefthatparticulareventsbringgoodorbadluck.outlineAnimals01Dailylife02Wedding&Funeral03HauntedBuildings05OtherAspects04Attitude06AnimalsuperstitionsIfaSparrowentersahouseitisanomenofdeathtooneofthepeoplewholivethere.Insomeareasitisbelievedthattoavoidbadluck,anySparrowcaughtmustbeimmediatelykilled,otherwisethepersonwhocaughtitwilldie.Sparrow(麻雀)Magpie(喜鹊)Oneforsorrow,Twoformirth,Threeforwedding,Fourforbirth,Fiveforsilver,sixforgold.whetheritisluckyornot,itdependsonthenumberofmagpies.InBritain,blackcatmeansgoodluck.Ifablackcatcrossesyourpath,youwillhavegoodluckallday.atabby(斑猫,毛皮上有深色条纹）oragreycatcomeintoyourhouseandwanttostayhere,thatisasignthatyouwillgetmoney.Acatcanpredictweatheraswell--ifacatsneezesthentherainisontheway.Butifacatissittingwithitsbackagainstthefire,astormisonitsway.peopleareoftenafraidofbats.Itissaidtobebadluckifyouseebatsflyingandheartheircries.Ifonefliespastyou—beware!Thatmeanssomeonetriestoletyoudown.IntheMiddleAgesitwasbelievedthatwitcheswerecloselyassociatedwithbats.BatsbearIfachildrideonthebackofthebearwillgettheprotectionofthegods,wouldnotgetdownwithwhoopingcough（百日咳).SpiderNomatterhowscaryanduglytheyare,however,havingoneinyourhomewasconsideredgoodluck,asthespiderwouldprotectthehouseandfamilyfromanymisfortune.Ravens(大乌鸦，渡鸦)HardeyThorOdinGwyllumCedricHuginMuninThereisapopularsayinginBritain:whenravensleavethetower,theUKwillcollapse.Torespecttheoldlegend,theBritishgovernmentspendsmuchmoneyonraisingravensinTowerofLondon,andtakegoodcareofthem.RabbitsPartsofBritishpeoplebelieve,blackrabbitistheirancestors’soul.Itcanbringgoodluck,PeopleinWaleswillusetherabbits’feettotouchthenewbornbaby’sbodytogivethechildthehappiness.Carryingarabbit'sfootbringsgoodluck.Onthefirstdayofamonthitisluckytosay“whiterabbits,whiterabbits,whiterabbits”SuperstitionsindailylifeMirrorsMirrorshavebeenusedinfortune-telling.Sevenyearsbadlucktobreakamirror.Thesuperstitionissupposedtohaveoriginatedinancienttimes,whenmirrorswereconsideredtobetoolsofthegodsSneezingWhenyousneeze,thesoulwillrushoutfromyourbody,andtheSatanwillstealyoursoul.Inordertopreventthedemon,thenextpersonwillsay“blessyou”.“Godblessyou”isregardedascurses(咒语)toprotectyou.KnockwoodKnockingonthewoodisagoodluck,Luckytotouchwood.Wetouch,knockonwood,tomakesomethingcometrue.theBritishbelieveelves(小精灵）livedinsidethetrees.ThisisenoughtoexplainwhymanyBritishpeoplehaveamaniaforwoodenfurniture.13&FridayNumber1313veryunlucky.IntheChristianfaith,13isthenumberofpeopleattheLastSupper.The13thguestwasatraitor(背叛者）,Judas.FridayCrucifixion(被钉死在十字架)happenedonFriday.LastsupperJesusLuckynumber7“7”hasanunusualsignificanceinBritain.TheancientGreekphilosophersofthePythagorean(毕达哥拉斯）oncedescribed“7”asaperfectdigital.So,onJuly7,2007,manypeoplegetmarriedonthisday.EggsWhenfinishedeatingaboiledegg,pushthespoonthroughthebottomoftheeggshellwhichusuallyhiddenalittledevil,iftheydon’tdrivethedevilaway,thewholefamilywillsufferbadluck.Ifyoudropatableknifeexpectamalevisitor.Ifyoudropaforkexpectafemalevisitor.Knife&ForkSaltUnluckytospillsalt.Ifyoudo,youmustthrowitoveryourshouldertocounteractthebadluck.Putsaltonthedoorstep（门阶）ofanewhouseandnoevilcanenter.HorseshoesAhorseshoe（马蹄铁）overthedoorbringsgoodluck.Theywardoffwitches.JesusChristwasborninastable(马厩)WeddingSuperstitionsThebrideshouldneverwearhercompleteweddingclothesbeforetheday.Forgoodluckthebrideshouldwear“somethingborrowed,somethingblue,somethingoldandsomethingnew”.Thebridewillbeholdingahorseshoeinthewedding,Theweddingwasheldatnoon,thenarrangedalunch,calledthe“weddingbreakfast”.ThetopoftheBritish-styleweddingcakecalled“ChristeningCake”(洗礼蛋糕）means“thebirthofthebottle”(诞生之瓶),willberetainedtothefirstbabyborn.FuneralSuperstitionsInBritishfuneral,thedecedentshouldfacetheeast,whichmeansgreetingthesunriseandresurrection.Afterthefuneral,comfortisalsotobefoundinthepromiseofJesusChrist,inthehopeoftheResurrectionandinthebeliefthatthebelovedpersonissafeinthehandsofGod.VampiresAbranchofwildroseandhawthorn(山楂)plantsaresaidtoharmvampires.Sometraditionsarealsoholdthataavampirecannotenterahouseunlessinvitedbyowners.AndVerbena（马鞭草）canbeusedtoharmvampires.Also,theywilldieifaclub(木棍)thrustintotheirhearts.TheVampireDiariesTwilightInterviewwiththeVampireConstellationFourLeafClover•.Cloverisbelievedtoprotecthumansandanimalsfromevilspellsandisthoughttobegoodlucktofindafourleafclover,particularlyfortheIrish.•Itsfourleavesrespectivelyrepresentlove,health,fameandwealth.LadderandTrinityIt’sunluckytowalkunderaladder.LinkedtothefearofenteringtheTrinity(基督教圣父、圣子、圣灵的三位一体)HolyfatherHolysonHolyspritPutaHatonBedPlacingahatonabedwou