世界各地关于好运的迷信做法

8. SAY THE WORD ‘RABBIT’ WHEN YOU WAKE UP // UNITED KINGDOM
英国：醒来时说“兔子”

A good luck superstition that originated in the United Kingdom involves saying “rabbit” right after you wake up on the first day of the month. Whether you say “rabbit,” “white rabbits,” or “rabbit, rabbit,” the ritual will supposedly give you good luck for the rest of the month. The superstition has been around since at least the early 1900s, and even President Franklin Roosevelt reportedly said “rabbit, rabbit” to usher in each new month. If you forget to say it in the morning, for the same results simply say “black rabbit” or “tibbar, tibbar” (rabbit spelled backwards) right before you go to sleep instead.
英国人有个迷信，在每个月的第一天早上醒来时要马上说“兔子”。不管你说“兔子”，“白兔子”还是“兔子兔子”，这都会让你在这个月得到好运。据说这个迷信做法在上世纪初开始存在，甚至连罗斯福总统在每个月开头都对引座员说“兔子兔子”。如果你忘记在早上说“兔子”，你在睡前说“黑兔子”或者“tibbar，tibbar”（兔子英文rabbit反写）也会有同样的效果。