Editor's note: You are mistaken if you think that Westerners do not believe in superstitions. The superstitions might be different, but pretty much every country around the world has them. Our bloggers have compiled a list of some of the common superstitions followed in the West to help you get a better insight into their cultures and customs. Feel free to leave your comments if you know of more superstitions, with their origins.
要是你認為西方人不迷信,那你就大錯特錯了。不同國家迷信內容或許不同,但幾乎所有國家都存在迷信。博主整理了一份西方共有迷信清單,以方便大家深入了解西方文化與風俗。如果你知道更多的迷信內容以及其起源,可在評論區(qū)暢所欲言!
4. Atchoo (bless you) 有人打噴嚏(要對他說上帝保佑你)
This comes from a plague that was spreading in 590 A.D. Italy where most people who sneezed would die. The pope urged others to bless such people and pray for them that they might become better.
這源于公元590年意大利的一場瘟疫。當時,很多打噴嚏的人都會死亡。教皇就提議大家為那些打噴嚏的人祈禱祝福希望他們可以恢復健康。