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Legends 53: Lunacy

2025/5/12
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我讲述了世界各地流传的关于月亮的民间故事,这些故事反映了人们容易轻信愚蠢的事情,并因此陷入困境。例如,狐狸和狼的故事说明了这一点,许多文化中都有类似的故事。此外,"月亮是奶酪做的"这个说法也说明了人们容易被愚弄。这些故事的寓意是:不要轻信你听到的一切,否则你会像狼一样陷入困境。 历史上,人们普遍相信满月会导致精神错乱,这种说法流传已久,甚至影响了精神病院的治疗方式。从古希腊的塞勒涅到罗马的卢娜,月亮女神都与疯狂联系在一起。一些古代学者试图从科学角度解释这种现象,例如亚里士多德认为大脑含水量高,容易受月亮影响。然而,这种说法是错误的,在历史上,精神疾病被视为道德问题而非医学问题。直到19世纪初,一些精神病院还在满月之夜对病人进行鞭打。 现代社会,许多人仍然相信满月会影响人的行为,例如增加凶杀案、车祸、盗窃案和醉酒闹事等事件。英国布莱顿警方甚至在满月期间增加巡逻警力。然而,这种说法可能与过去缺乏照明有关,在没有电灯的时代,满月会照亮整个世界,影响人们的睡眠,导致行为异常。 关于宾夕法尼亚州十字路口墓地中两块墓碑的传说,反映了人们对末日的焦虑。传说中,这两块墓碑每年都会靠拢一点,当它们相触时,世界末日就会到来。这个传说源于人们对千禧年和玛雅历预言的担忧,反映了人们试图掌控未来、减轻焦虑的心理。 1835年的"大月亮骗局"说明人们容易相信虚假信息,并将其传播开来。纽约太阳报刊登了一系列文章,描述了月球上的奇异生物和文明,引发了公众的广泛关注。这个骗局的成功也反映了当时媒体环境的特点。 斯诺夸尔米瀑布的传说讲述了月亮创造瀑布的故事,反映了当地土著文化对月亮的崇拜。这个传说讲述了两个姐妹被带到天上,生下名为月亮的儿子,之后月亮用自己的力量创造了瀑布和周围的环境。

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Legends are all around us. But few topics in the world of folklore do as good a job of illuminating our flawed human nature as the stories hanging over our heads.

Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Alex Robinson and research by Cassandra de Alba.

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