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海外文化:瑞典传统的圣·露西亚节

发布时间:2016-03-04  编辑:查字典英语网小编

Saint Lucia\'s Day is a Swedish traditional holiday.On December 13th,one of the shortest,darkest days in the long and cold winter,Sweden celebrates the holiday,in honor of Saint Lucia,the Queen of Lights.

  圣·露西亚节是瑞典著名的传统节日,在每年12月13日——瑞典寒冷而漫长的冬天中白天最短、夜晚最长的一个日子里庆祝,用以纪念“光明女神”圣·露西亚。

  On the day,girls in Sweden dress up as Santa Lucia wearing a white dress and a crown of candles. Boys carry a candle and wear a kind of white pyjama. They wear hats that are pointy with golden stars on them.

  这天,瑞典的女孩子会打扮成圣·露西亚的模样——身穿白色长裙,头戴插有蜡烛的花冠。男孩子手拿蜡烛,穿着白色长袍,戴着画有金色星星的帽子。

  In Sweden people do not wear candles anymore because before girls caught their hair on fire very often. Today they use modern candles with batteries in them.

  如今,人们已经不再在花冠上点蜡烛,因为女孩子们的头发经常会被火烧着。现在,在瑞典,人们更多地开始使用装有电池的蜡烛。

  After lunch most schools close on Santa Lucia day around noon. It is a national holiday of Sweden.In big cities in Sweden there are beauty contests where some women dress up as Santa Lucia and the judges and the people vote for the Santa Lucia of the year.There are also special foods for Lucia\'s Day like spicy gingerbread biscuits.In schools people sing Santa Lucia\'s song.

  圣·露西亚节是瑞典全国性的节日。这天中午午饭之后,大部分学校都不再上课。瑞典一些大城市还会举行选美比赛,女人们装扮成圣·露西亚的样子,由评委和公众投票选出当年的“圣·露西亚”。这个节日也有其特色食物,如姜汁饼干。人们还在学校高唱《圣·露西亚之歌》。

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