Example 2：There are many taboos whether in Chinese culture or in foreign culture. Here, I would like to share some with you. Chinese don’t like to choose white or black gift for a wedding, though white means pure as lilies, because sometimes white reminds people of poverty or funeral（葬礼）, and black makes people uncomfortable. However, it is Spring Festival that has much more taboos. For example, you should only speak “good” words during this period, and when a kid carelessly speaks out a wrong word, his parents would say kid’s words are of no restrictions of any kind in a hurry. Also, you shouldn’t eat fish’s head or tail. On the first day of the New Year, people can't clean their houses, even not to say remove the rubbish.

There are many taboos in foreign countries as well. For instance, in England the bride couldn't see her groom on the morning before the wedding, and lighting three cigarettes from one match brings bad luck to the third party.

All the taboos may sound a little funny, but we should show our respect to them. After al I, they are part of human culture.

Brief Comment：文化禁忌本身就是长期以来一个国家或民族在生活中约定俗成的惯例，有些甚至没有可以考据的原因，有些只是心理上的暗示。Example 2基于对生活的观察和理解，记录了自己在生活中遇到的一些见闻感受，暂且不论从理论角度，言谈内容禁忌等是否属于实质意义上的文化禁忌范畴，仅从语言表达而言，用语简练流畅，意思清晰，总体上是值得肯定的。

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