克拉达戒指——最古老的爱情“魔戒”_英美文化

克拉达戒指——最古老的爱情“魔戒”

History of the Claddagh ring. The Claddagh Irish tradition.

克拉达戒指的历史由来 The history of the Claddagh ring dates back to over 300 years. A small fishing village in Ireland called the Claddagh was where the tradition of the Claddagh rings first started. The word Claddagh itself comes from the Irish term An Cladach that means a flat stony shore. This was a pretty and ancient village with winding streets and small thatched roofed mud houses. Modernisation has changed all that now but the tradition of the Claddagh ring lives on and has infact grown much stronger in many parts of the world. 克拉达戒指的历史可以追溯到300年以前的爱尔兰。在爱尔兰一个叫克拉达的小渔村就是克拉达戒指的发源地。克拉达戒指在爱尔兰语里的意思是“平坦的石岸”。克拉达在古代是个美丽而古老的村庄，蜿蜒的街道和泥土坯的草房子是这个村庄的特色景观。然而现代化让村庄的特色不复存在，而克拉达戒指却让爱尔兰传统文化延续下来，为世界所接受。

Wearing the Claddagh ring. Which hand to wear Cladag Rings.

怎样佩戴克拉达戒指 The meaning and significance of the Claddagh ring is not just in the crown, heart and clasping hands, it also extends to the hand on which the ring is worn and the direction in which the crown on the ring points. In case of a married or engaged person Claddagh rings are worn on the left hand with the crown pointing away from the (the person wearing the ring) heart. For a person willing to consider love the ring is traditionally worn on the right hand with the crown pointing away from the heart. For a person not interested in starting a relationship the Cladagh ring is worn on the right hand with the crown pointing towards the heart. 爱尔兰戒指的意义不仅仅在于它设计的意义，佩戴克拉大戒指的方法也十分重要。如果是结了婚或是已经订婚，戒指应该戴在左手，并且皇冠（心尖）朝外；如果你还在寻找你的爱人，按照传统，戒指应该佩戴在左手，并且皇冠（心尖）朝外；如果你还不想恋爱，戒指就应该佩戴在右手，并且皇冠（心尖）朝向自己。