5.8欢舞节日，让你一次跳到痛快
<p><span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="whatsoever">whatsoever</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fur">fur</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="furry">furry</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="helston">helston</span>1, <span word="cornwall">cornwall</span>2 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="cornish">cornish</span>3 <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="fer">fer</span>,” <span word="meaning">meaning</span> “<span word="rejoicing">rejoicing</span>.”</p><p>在康沃尔郡赫尔斯顿镇，每年的5月都庆祝“欢庆舞节”。欢庆舞节这个名字中的<span word="furry">furry</span>一词其实和<span word="fur">fur</span>毫无关系。它很可能是来源于古凯尔特语中的一个词<span word="fer">fer</span>，是“欢庆”的意思。</p><p><span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="furry">furry</span>,” <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidewalk">sidewalk</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>. <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="band">band</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="tune">tune</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dancers">dancers</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="graceful">graceful</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="corners">corners</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dancers">dancers</span>' <span word="footsteps">footsteps</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>. <span word="this">this</span> <span word="spectacle">spectacle</span> <span word="transpires">transpires</span>4 <span word="four">four</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="helstonians">helstonians</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="out">out</span><span word="of">of</span><span word="towners">towners</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gaily">gaily</span>5 <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>, <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="at">at</span> 7 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="only">only</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midmorning">midmorning</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="schoolchildren">schoolchildren</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="noon">noon</span> <span word="processional">processional</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="hats">hats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frock">frock</span> <span word="coats">coats</span>6, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="gowns">gowns</span>7. <span word="out">out</span><span word="of">of</span><span word="towners">towners</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="dusk">dusk</span>.</p><p>为了跳“欢庆舞”，数以百计的当地民众结成舞伴，一对一对整齐地排在人行道上。当镇上的乐队奏起传统乐曲时，跳舞的人就形成了一股缓缓流动的人流。这人流沿着街道到处流动，流过角角落落——甚至从商店的前门流进，后门流出;据说跳舞人的脚步声能带来好运。这一天会出现4次这样的奇观，有远远超过千名的赫尔斯顿人参加，还有数千外地人聚集在装饰一新的大街上观看。第一拨跳舞的是一对对年轻人，上午7点钟开始。到10点钟左右，是小学生们跳舞的时间。中午的正式队伍是主要的节目。男士们头戴高顶大礼帽，身穿礼服大衣，女士们也身穿礼服。快到黄昏时，外地人才终于可以加入到最后的跳舞行列了。</p>
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