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1、芬兰：扔靴子大赛

Like wife carrying, boot throwing has been around for so long that it’s taken very seriously and considered a championship sport in Finland.

和背老婆大赛一样，扔靴子大赛在芬兰同样历史悠久，在芬兰受到非常严肃的对待，并被视为一项锦标赛运动项目。

2、墨西哥：把寿星的脸推到生日蛋糕里

At Mexican birthday parties, once the cake has been brought out and everyone has sung Happy Birthday to You, you will be encouraged to take the first bite of your cake. At this time someone will inevitably push your face into the icing, and you’re not allowed to get angry, because it’s tradition.

在墨西哥的生日聚会上，一旦蛋糕被端出来，大家唱完了《祝你生日快乐》，大家就会鼓励你咬下第一口蛋糕。这时肯定会有人把你的脸推到蛋糕的糖霜里，而且你还不能生气，因为这是传统。

3、英国：向单只喜鹊打招呼?

According to an old superstition of England, the number of magpies one sees determines if one will have bad luck or not. It’s “one for sorrow, two for mirth,” according to the old Lincolnshire nursery rhyme. That’s why, in many parts of the UK, if you see a single magpie you can mitigate the bad luck it brings by greeting it with the salutation, “Good morning Mr. Magpie, and how is your lovely wife today?”

根据一个古老的英国迷信，一个人看到的喜鹊数量决定了其是否会有坏运气。古老的林肯郡童谣唱的是“一只会带来悲伤，两只会带来欢乐。”因此，在英国的很多地方，如果你看见一只喜鹊，你可以通过这么问候它来赶走厄运 ：“早上好，喜鹊先生，您可爱的夫人今天还好吧？”

4、美国：土拨鼠日

On February 2, the people of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania will gather to observe a groundhog called Phil emerge from his burrow. If Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. If not, you can expect an early spring. Groundhog Day received widespread attention as a result of the 1993 film Groundhog Day.

2月2日，宾夕法尼亚州普克苏托尼镇的人会聚到一起观察一只名叫菲尔的土拨鼠从洞穴里钻出来。如果菲尔能看见自己的影子，冬天就会再持续六个星期。如果看不见，春天很快就会到来了。土拨鼠日因为 1993 年的电影《土拨鼠日》而受到广泛关注。

5、奥地利：手指拔河

In Austria, competitive finger-pulling is a serious sport with very strict rules. Finger-athletes aim to drag their opponent across the table with just one finger.

在奥地利，手指拔河是一项非常严肃的运动，有很严格的规定。参加手指拔河的运动员们要仅仅依靠一根手指的力量把对手从桌子的另一边拽过来。

6、丹麦：朝单身者撒肉桂粉

If by the time you turn 25, you’re still unmarried, you can expect your friends to ambush you with a cinnamon shower all day. That’s bad enough, but if you’re still single at 30, they will cover

you in pepper.

如果到了 25 岁时你还未婚，你的朋友们就会在你生日那一整天用肉桂粉伏击你，给你来场“肉桂粉淋浴”。这已经够糟了，但如果到了 30 岁你还是单身，他们就会朝你撒胡椒粉。

7、法国：给未婚朋友制作搞笑帽子

November 25 is St. Catherine’s Day in France, and all unmarried 25-year-old women will be given elaborate green and yellow hats, which they must wear all day.

11月25日是法国的圣凯瑟琳节，这一天所有25岁的未婚女性都会收到精心制作的黄绿相间的帽子，并必须戴上一整天。

8、芬兰：背老婆大赛

Wife carrying is a fully endorsed sport in Finland. Competitors from all over the world will gather in Sonkajarvi each year for the Wife Carrying World Championships.

在芬兰，背老婆大赛是一项完全被认可的运动，来自世界各地的参赛选手每年都会相会在松卡耶尔维参加世界背老婆锦标赛。