英美国家社会与文化教程 海外文化:英美民俗-星期五

海外文化:英美民俗-星期五  

【英文原文】
Friday has long been regarded as an unlucky day. People have this superstition probably because they believe that Jesus Christ was put to death on the cross on Friday
and also because Friday was for many years the day of execution of criminals
monly called “hang-man’s day”. Some people will not start a trip on a Friday
especially if it is the 13th day of the month
since 13 men were present at the Last Supper.
【中文译文】
星期五多年来一直被认为是不吉利的日子。这一迷信可能起源于耶稣基督的受难日是星期五。另一原因是，星期五处决犯人的旧俗曾持续多年，人们称星期五为“刽子手的工作日”。
有些人不愿在星期五上路旅行，特别是当这一天正好赶上13号，因为13是最后的晚餐上的人数