求一篇中国禁忌的英语文章

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求一篇中国禁忌的英语文章

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一般都是新年的时候禁忌比较多
　　Don'ts：
　　Don't wear white or black clothing, since they are the traditional colours of mourning.
　　Don't buy new shoes for the first months of the New Year, because the sound of shoe in Chinese is “hai”. “Hai” is similar to the sound of sighing, which Chinese believe is not a good way to start the year.
　　Don't wash your hair for the first three days of the New Year, because the Chinese word for hair is a homonym for the Chinese word for wealth. Therefore, Chinese believe it isn't a good thing to 'wash away your wealth' right at the start of the New Year.
　　Floors may not be swept and garbage may not be disposed of on the first day of the New Year for fear of casting riches out the door.
　　Don't swear or quarrel.
　　Don't break any dishes, otherwise you may incur more misfortune for the New Year. In the event of breaking a dish, quickly say “Peace for all time”, and the bad luck will be warded away.
　　Don't greet people who are in mourning.
　　Don't drop your chopsticks.
　　Don't say the number 'four' （Chinese homonym for death） or mention death.
　　Don't borrow or lend money.