Podcast│Strange Christmas Customs (2)

Do you still remember the strange Christmas customs introduced to you last time? Here are some more for you. And still much fun!

Wěinèiruìlā： wán huálún

委内瑞拉：玩滑轮

Venezuela:  roller skating

Wěinèiruìlā de rénmen zài Shènɡdàn Jié qián xī，jìnzhǐ qìchē zài chénɡshì dàolù tōnɡ xínɡ，yīn wèi dàrénmen yào zài lù shɑnɡ wán lún huá lā ， zhè chǎnɡ miàn yě zhí yǒu zài wěi nèi ruì lā cái nénɡ jiàn dào 。

委内瑞拉的人们在圣诞节前夕，禁止汽车在城市道路通行，因为大人们要在路上玩轮滑啦，这场面也只有在委内瑞拉才能见到。

In Venezuela, vehicles are banned from the urban streets on the Christmas Eve, as local people would go roller-skating there. That must be unique in the world.

Jiékè de Shènɡdàn Jié: rēnɡ xié kàn yùnqi

捷克的圣诞节：扔鞋看运气

Czech: tell one’s fortune by throwing a shoe

Zài Shènɡdàn Jié zhè tiān，Jiékè de wèi hūn nǚxìnɡ yào jìnxínɡ yì zhǒnɡ yíshì，kànkɑn lái nián zìjǐ nénɡ bu nénɡ zhǎo dào lìnɡ yí bàn。Nǚxìnɡ bèi cháo wūzi dàmén，xiànɡ hòu rēnɡchū yì zhī xié，rúɡuǒ xiéɡēn zhǐ xiànɡ dàmén，nàme lái nián tā hái shì dānshēn；Rúɡuǒ xiéjiān zhǐ zhe dàmén，nàme tā jiù yào zhǔnbèi qìnɡzhù zìjǐ de hǎo yùn qile。

在圣诞节这天，捷克的未婚女性要进行一种仪式，看看来年自己能不能找到另一半。女性背朝屋子大门，向后扔出一只鞋，如果鞋跟指向大门，那么来年她还是单身；如果鞋尖指着大门，那么她就要准备庆祝自己的好运气了。

On the Christmas Day, single women in Czech would undertake a ritual to see whether they would get their better half in the coming year. According to the practice, a woman stands back to door and throw a shoe over her shoulder; if the heel points to the door when the shoe lands on the floor, it indicates that she would still be single in the coming year; if the toe cap points to the door, she should celebrate for her good luck immediately.

Bǎojiālìyà：quán jiā tuán jù zuò 9 dào cài

保加利亚：全家团聚做9道菜

Bulgaria: family union with 9 dishes

Bǎojiālìyàrén de Shènɡdàn xísú shì qù kàn nǎinɑi hé wàipó，quán jiā jù zài yìqǐ，huā yì tiān shíjiān zuò 9 dào cài。Dào le wǎnshɑnɡ，jiā lǐ zuì nián zhǎnɡ de rén shāoxiānɡ qūxié，quán jiā rén shǒu lā shǒu chànɡ zhǔdǎowén。

保加利亚人的圣诞习俗是去看奶奶和外婆，全家聚在一起，花一天时间做9道菜。到了晚上，家里最年长的人烧香驱邪，全家人手拉手唱主祷文。

The Bulgarians would go to see their grandmas on the Christmas Eve. All family members would spend the whole day preparing 9 dishes together. When the evening comes, the most-aged person in the family would burn incense to dispel evils, and then the family members would sing the Lord’s Prayer in chorus and hand in hand.

 Nuówēi： cánɡ sǎobǎ

挪威：藏扫把

Norway: hide the brooms

Nuówēirén měi nián pínɡānyè dū huì bǎ suóyǒu sǎobǎ cánɡ qǐlái，yīnwèi chuánshuō zhōnɡ，wūpó hé qítā ɡè zhǒnɡ móɡuǐ huì zài pínɡānyè chūmò，ér wūpó bì bèi de jiù shì sǎobǎ。

挪威人每年平安夜都会把所有扫把藏起来，因为传说中，巫婆和其他各种魔鬼会在平安夜出没，而巫婆必备的就是扫把。

On the Christmas Eve, the Norwegians would hide all brooms in their house, as it is believed that witches and other devils would haunt on this night and their requisite weapons are brooms.

Xībānyá jiātàiluóníyà：lā shǐ mùtou

西班牙加泰罗尼亚：拉屎木头

Catalonia in Spain: pooping log

Zài xībānyá jiātàiluóníyà de Shènɡdàn Jié，nǐ huì jiàn dào，háizimen huì wéi zài lā shǐ yuán mù zhōuwéi，tāmen chànɡɡē yǐ cǐ cuīcù yuán mù páixiè。Qíshí pái chū lái de jiù shì fùmǔ wéi háizimen zhǔnbèi hǎo de Shènɡdàn lǐwù。

在西班牙加泰罗尼亚的圣诞节，你会见到，孩子们会围在拉屎圆木周围，他们唱歌以此催促圆木排泄。其实排出来的就是父母为孩子们准备好的圣诞礼物。

On the Christmas Eve, kids in Catalonia of Spain would always seen singing around a wooden log with a smiley face painted onto one end, called Caga tió, to urge it to poop. In fact, what the log would discharge are the Christmas gifts prepared by their parents.

Gè ɡuó de Shènɡdàn xísú hái zhēn shì yǒuqù ne！Kàn lái，zhè ɡeShènɡdàn Jié nǐmen yòu duō le jǐ zhǒnɡ wán fǎ！

各国的圣诞习俗还真是有趣呢！看来，这个圣诞节你们又多了几种玩法！

These Christmas customs in different countries are really quite interesting! You can also try them to enjoy the coming Christmas!

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