AretheBritishsuperstitious?Ithinkso.Youoftenhearpeoplesay'blessyou'whensomeonesneezesor'TouchWood'whentheywanttobelucky.IfounditquiteinterestingtolearntheoriginsofthesesuperstitionsorbeliefsastheyarepartofBritishculture.ThisiswhatIfound:1'Blessyou'.Itisthoughtthatwhenwesneeze,partofoursoulisleavingourbodyduringthatquickyetuncontrollablemoment,andthedevilwouldseizethatopportunitytostealoursoul.Ifsomeonenearyousays'blessyou'whenyousneeze,youwillbeprotectedagainstthedevil'swill.Thisbeingthecaseyoushouldalwaysthankthepersonsaying'blessyouastheyaretryingtoprotectyou.有很多人认为在人打喷嚏的瞬间，灵魂会由于作用力冲出自己的身体，而魔王撒旦正是利用人们打喷嚏的机会，窃取人们的灵魂。所以，人们为了防止灵魂被恶魔偷走，会在打喷嚏的瞬间，由旁边的人施展一个保护和祝福的咒语——Blessyou!用咒语保护你。2Britishpeopletouchwoodorknockonwoodtopreventbadluck.Somebelievethatthereisalittleelfintreesandinwood.Sobytouchingwoodorfurnitureyoustopthedevillisteningtowhatyoujustsaid,sothatyoukeepyourgoodluckcomingin.ThiscouldexplainwhytheBritishtendtolovewoodenfurniture.英国人相信树木里面住着精灵。人们相信敲木头的声音可以防止恶魔听到自己刚刚说出口的好运，从而防止厄运的到来。这也足以解释为什么很多英国人会对木头做的家具情有独衷。3Britishpeopleloveplantsandflowersifyoucanfindacloverwithfourleavesinsteadoftheusualthree,thenyouarethoughttobeveryluckyasyougotsomethingfromGod,somethingthatcanfendoffbadluck.如果你能找到一只四片叶子的三叶草，你将会被幸福围绕4.AnimalsplayanimportantpartinBritishsuperstitions.Forexample,itisconsideredtobeluckytomeetablackcat.Youmaynoticethatalotofblackcatsarefeaturedonmanygoodluckgreetingcardsandbirthdaycardsinthiscountry.However,blackcatmeansbadluckinNorthAmericasuchastheU.SandCanada.5.Accordingtosome,oneancientBritishsuperstitionholdsthatifachildridesonabear'sbackitwillbeprotectedfromwhooping-cough.骑雄防止百日咳。WhileinancienttimesbearsusedtoroamBritain,nowtheyareonlykeptinzoos.6.Anotheranimalthathasasuperstitiouscolourisravens.ItwaslongbelievedthatiftheravensleavethetowerthenthecrownofEnglandwillbelost,andtheEmpirewillbefallen.SothattraditionisstillkepttillthisdayattheTowerofLondonwhichhasatravenswhicharetakengoodcareofbuttheirwingsslightlycutoff.相传只要塔里还有乌鸦，英格兰就不会受