贞节的美德比雪还白(1/2)

不过，对“贞节”的重视并非古老中国汉文化的专利。世界上有许多国家和民族都认同“贞节”的重要。
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                英文中有一句谚语，叫做：“贞节的美德比雪还白”。
                                                                                                                                                                直到今天，英国每年十一月二十五日，是“处女节”。这一天的少女们上街游行，为自己的“守贞”感到骄傲。
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                而鉴别处女的方法在不同的民族中更是表现得五花八门。如匈牙利的齐格纳人在新婚之夜，新郎让新娘赤脚踏菩提树制的小圆板，圆板的一面画着圈圈象征肉欲，另一面画着花象征爱。
                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                他们认为若少女失贞，一站上去则立即有灾难，若是处女则平安无事。
                                                                                                                                                                还有一部分齐格纳人相信，用黄杨树把三个剥皮的喜鹊串起来，放入新娘枕下，就可测出她是否贞节，处女无事；但失贞的女妇则会彻夜惊恐而难以入眠，并会在喃喃呓语中道出奸情。
                                                                                                                                                                近代欧洲还流行一种“颈度量法”，即在婚前婚后分别测量新娘的颈作比较，若为处女，新娘次日的颈必比前一夜更粗，否则就不是处女了。
                                                                                                                                        

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