Kissing Friday / 接吻星期五
Kissing Friday is an old British tradition that is not considered acceptable behaviour today. This tradition allowed boys to kiss girls without any repercussions. The origins of this tradition are not known but some say that it is because Friday is named after the goddess Venus. Others think that it is linked to Judas's kiss of betrayal.
周五接吻是英国的一项古老传统，如今已被视为不可接受的行为。这种传统允许男孩亲吻女孩而不会产生任何影响。这个传统的起源不为人知，但有人说这是因为星期五是以女神维纳斯的名字命名的。其他人则认为这与犹大背叛之吻有关。
Although the tradition has died out, some old people remember the tradition with fondness. In 1990, a newspaper in Leicester reported that a local old lady complained that men and boys "don't seem very keen this year".
虽然这个传统已经消亡，但一些老人仍然对这个传统记忆犹新。 1990年，莱斯特的一家报纸报道说，当地一位老太太抱怨说，今年的男人和男孩“似乎不太热衷”。
Kissing Friday occurred on the first Friday after Ash Wednesday. It was celebrated predominately in the Victorian (1837 - 1901) and Edwardian (1901 - 1910) eras but continued until the beginnings of World War 2 (1939). Boys could kiss girls without being critisized or slapped. However, before boys could kiss the girls they had to catch them first. This resulted in chaos in schools as boys chased girls round the school playground. In addition, this tradition supposedly only lasted until midday.
接吻星期五发生在圣灰星期三之后的第一个星期五。它主要在维多利亚时代（1837 - 1901 年）和爱德华时代（1901 - 1910 年）庆祝，但一直持续到第二次世界大战（1939 年）开始。男孩可以亲吻女孩而不会受到批评或掌掴。然而，在男孩们亲吻女孩之前，他们必须先抓住她们。这导致学校出现混乱，因为男孩们在学校操场上追逐女孩。此外，这个传统据说只持续到中午。
It should be pointed out that to some young boys the idea of kissing girls was not at all appealing. Also not all girl objected to to being kissed.
应该指出的是，对于一些年轻男孩来说，亲吻女孩的想法一点也不吸引人。也不是所有的女孩都反对被亲吻。
In Yorkshire (North East England), girls were allowed to leave school early. Nevertheless, some boys had a cunning plan to ensure they got a kiss. THey would tie a piece of rope across the road and if a girl wanted to pass then they would have to pay a toll in the form of a kiss.
在约克郡（英格兰东北部），女孩被允许提前离开学校。然而，一些男孩有一个狡猾的计划来确保他们得到一个吻。他们会在马路上系一根绳子，如果有女孩想通过，他们就必须以亲吻的形式支付通行费。
In the Midlands and some parts of the North of England this custom was known as 'Nippy Hug Day' and some adult men also joined in. ('Nippy' is a reference to the verb 'to nip' or 'to pinch'.) In the town of Sileby, Leicestershire, boys were allowed to pinch the girl's bottom if the girl resisted. This was known as 'lousing', a reference to the removal of headlice. In some areas of Cumbria, there was a similar tradition called 'Nippy Lug Day' where children of both sexes were allowed to pinch each others ears with out reproach for the whole day. ('Lug' is an abbreviation of the slang word 'lughole', meaning ear.)
在中部地区和英格兰北部的一些地区，这种习俗被称为“Nippy Hug Day”，一些成年男子也加入进来。（“Nippy”指的是动词“to nip”或“to pinch”。）在莱斯特郡的锡勒比镇，如果女孩反抗，男孩可以捏女孩的屁股。这被称为“虱子”，指的是去除头虱。在坎布里亚郡的一些地区，有一个类似的传统，称为“Nippy Lug Day”，男女儿童都可以在一整天内互相捏耳朵而不会受到责备。 （“Lug”是俚语“lughole”的缩写，意思是耳朵。）