中西方迷信对比中西方迷信对比DifferencesofsuperstitionsinEastandWest.pptVIP

Differences on Superstition between East and West --take China and Britain as examples number In China Unlucky number : 4 It sounds like death. So we could sometimes find no 4 floor in hospital or in school. And for the similar reason, the 14 is also not a pleasing number. 6 is believed that everything could be successful and smooth with its use for there is a idiom named 六六大顺 so that it is common in the license plate. 8 is believed that it can bring luck to gain wealth for it sounds like fa in guangdong dialect so that it is often seen in the telephone number. 9 is believed as the most orbicular number in the Chinese for the traditional meaning of eternity and its connection with heaven. So most new couples will choose the wedding date as the 9th september. In Britain Lucky No.7 The bible says: it took God 6 days to creat the world with the 7th day being the holiest day - a day of rest. Pythagoras also described No.7 as a perfect number. So Juily 7th, 2007 was believed a lucky day and many young men got married on that day. If you wash hair on the 7th day of the month you will have trouble with the law. It is unlucky to get married April 7th or Dec 7th. Unlucky No.13 British people regard 13 as an unlucky number, and westerners widely believe it, too. Especially when 13th and friday are on the same day, and people need to be more cautious. This is because westerners believe in Christianity, and Jesus Christ was killed and betrayed by his disciple on the 13th, the day is also Friday. animal In China dragon dragon is a totem of the han nationality. All of the Chinese worship and respect it for it is thought as envoys of heaven. so the ancient emperor always said that they are the incarnation of the dragon and their right is divine. raven Actually, the symbol of the raven is obscure. In the very ancient time, raven represent the sun and blessed birds. however, it is more often taken as unlucky birds for it often appear a