海外文化:英美民俗-有关月亮的迷信
<p>【英文原文】</p><p>摘要：月亮影响人间生活的迷信自古有之。古代哲学家和祭司们说，由于月亮有圆缺，与人的出生、成长、衰老、死亡有关联。</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Philosophers">Philosophers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="priests">priests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>, <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="waxed">waxed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waned">waned</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="eclipses">eclipses</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="famine">famine</span>, <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="superstition">superstition</span>, <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="moonlight">moonlight</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="Crazy">Crazy</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="crazier">crazier</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="moonstruck">moonstruck</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="lunatic">lunatic</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="moonstruck">moonstruck</span>, <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="luna">luna</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waxing">waxing</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="full">full</span>.</p>
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