在柬埔寨的那些日子(9)
柬埔寨王国,实行的是君主立宪制。有西哈努克家族世袭的王室,有权倾一时的中南半岛强人洪森首相,有执政党把持的议会(经常出现无其他党派议员参加表决通过一些国家大政方针的现象)。
但对于普通民众来说,法定节假日真多,一年当中,加上周末休息,差不多一半都可以带薪休假(是否带薪,在于资本家执行劳工法的自觉性了)。
这里,说说一个与中国清明节类似的节日,亡人节。
以下英文节选自柬埔寨中学英文教材EFC-book5,不是KFC。
序号 | 英 文 |
0 | The Pchum Ben Festival |
1-1 | Pchum Ben is a religious ceremony which is celebrated after the full moon in the tenth month of Phatraboth. |
1-2 | Traditionally,it lasts for fifteen days but it is the final day that is the most important. |
1-3 | Pchum Ben is the occasion when people remember their ancestors. |
1-4 | The word"ben"refers to the balls of rice which people decicate to their ancestors during the festival. |
1-5 | As well as these ball of rice,each household prepares many kinds of food. |
1-6 | When the food has been prepared,it is taken to the pagoda together with incense,candles and flowers and given to the monks. |
1-7 | The monks then offer prayers to the Buddha for all those who have died. |
2-1 | Buddhists believe that after we have died our spirit ,or mind,will be born again. |
2-2 | Those who have led a good life will be born into a happy world,but those who have committed harmful sins will be born into an unhappy world. |
2-3 | We call the happy world"heaven" and the unhappy one "hell". |
2-4 | The Pchum Ben Festival is held for those who suffer in hell,but who are let out during Pchum Ben in order to receive the gifts that are dedicated to them. |
3 | 柬埔寨亡人节,作为一个国家级宗教与民间节日,用来纪念祖先,类似于中国清明节,只是有着浓厚的宗教色彩。 |
4 | 该节日自华人中秋节后的第一天开始至农历8月的最后一天。在佛历便是10月1日至15日。 |
5 | 在亡人节期间,从王国首相至普通百姓,一般都去佛寺布施。人们都相信,布施越多,积福越多。 |
有图有真相。
▲商场摆放的提桶与粽子,提醒人们亡人节到了。
▲柬埔寨王国首相洪森参加亡人节活动。对待佛寺圣僧,即使贵为首相,依然谦恭有加。
▲柬埔寨民众参加亡人节活动。身着民族风格服饰的美丽的少女,脸上洋溢着幸福与快乐......。青春少女们手里的提桶,不知是否为不锈钢304材质?
▲柬埔寨民众虔诚的布施,丰盛的菜肴,犹如中国内地举办红白喜事般地奢华。
★★★★★以上图片来自网络。如有侵权,请告知即删。
▲很纳闷,一个90%以上人口信奉佛教的国家,战乱却高达30年,致使民不聊生。
▲当年越南越境痛击残酷的红色高棉时,却迎来了中越自卫反击战的围魏救赵。当年我在初中二年级,还买了明信片,写给那些浴血奋战在老山前线的战士。可是后来,后来,原本在社会主义阵营的越南却与美帝眉来眼去和好了。现在回想起来,很傻很天真哦......
这是一个苦难的民族,但有着神秘的微笑......
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