Hogmanay苏格兰传统节日

HogmanayNewYear’s

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除夕彭清蓉教育三班1212010613InScotland,NewYear‘sEvecalledHogmanay——isthemajorwintercelebration,andovershadowsChristmaswhichisaveryquietaffair.

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AlthoughHogmanayitselfis31stDecember,theScottishinfactcelebratethenewyearuntil2ndJanuary.ThisdayisanofficialholidayonlyinScotland,andnotintherestoftheUKwheretheword'Hogmanay'isnotused.

OriginsTherootsofHogmanayperhapsreachbacktothecelebrationofthewintersolstice(冬至)amongtheNorse,aswellasincorporatingcustomsfromtheGaeliccelebrationofSamhain(死神节:盖尔人(苏格兰和爱尔兰的凯尔特人)庆祝丰收季节结束的节日).TheVikingscelebratedYule（圣诞节）,whichlatercontributedtotheTwelveDaysofChristmas,orthe"DaftDays"（圣诞节前后的欢乐日子）

astheyweresometimescalledinScotland.ThewinterfestivalwentundergroundwiththeProtestantReformation（宗教改革）andensuingyears(seeChristmasinScotland),butre-emergedneartheendofthe17thcentury圣诞节并未作为一个苏格兰人庆祝的节日,实际上，从17世纪末到20世纪50年代的将近四百年里，圣诞节在苏格兰一直被禁止。其起因在于新教改革（ProtestantReformation），当时苏格兰教会（Kirk）认为圣诞节作为天主教（PopishorCatholic）的节日，理应被禁止。很多苏格兰人必须在圣诞节工作，新年也就理所当然地成为他们的冬至节日，这时家庭和亲友团聚,享受派对，并交换礼物，对孩子们来说这更是重要的日子,而新年一词最终就变成了“hogmanay”。TheCelebration

1:HogmanayTorchParadeandFireworks

on30thDecembernight,torchparade（火炬游行)isthecomingofoftheNewYearcelebration,whichwillproceedfromCarltonhilltoRoyalMileroad

on31stDecember,aseriesofstreetpartiesareheldinPrinceStreet.WhentheNewYearbellrings,thecolorfulfireworkswillriseabovetheEdinburghcastle

TheCelebration

2:FirstFooting--Aftermidnighton31stDecember

Thereisasuperstitiousbeliefthatthefirstpersontocrossthethreshold(门槛)ofahouseholdintheNewYearcanbringluckandprosperity.Toensuregoodluck,afirstfootershouldbeadark-hairedandhandsomemaleandshouldbringalumpofcoalorapeat(泥煤)asagiftandaregivena"dramofwhisky"astheirreward.Tofirstfootahouseholdempty-handedisconsideredgrosslydiscourteous(严重失礼的),nevermindunlucky!TheCelebration3:AtraditionalScotssong--AuldLangSyne（友谊天长地久）Asatraditional,after31Decembermidnight,peoplewillsingAuldLangSyne,whichiscraetedbyRobert•Burns

午夜来临后，作为传统，人们会歌唱罗伯特•彭斯（RobertBurns）所作的《友谊地久天长》（“ForAuldLangSyne”）Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgot,Andneverbroughttomin’?Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgot,Andauldlangsnye?