Study of Western taboos customary significance.1 taboo taboo significance exist in a variety of cultures and peoples of different cultures and nationalities,the content and form of taboo varies.Freud in his book "Totem and Taboo," the practice of taboo.Analysis made him think:are flouting taboos of a person,a place,a thing or a temporary situation,they have this mysterious force itself is the conduction or the source of this mysterious force.At the same time,it is also represented by such a taboo omen of things arising from the prohibition.Taboo connotation of the term includes the "sacred" and "extraordinary","unclean" and "grotesque" and other significance.This interpretation is true to the original understanding of the national team taboo."Modern Chinese Dictionary" to "taboo" It explained:taboo words or actions.Modern people have said that people consider taboo main will bring bad luck and things then,so every effort to avoid the appearance of them.Study 2 The purpose of the taboo.Taboos are very sensitive and unknown,which in cross-cultural communication in an obstacle for us.In their daily dealings,if inadvertently violated the taboo,will lead to misunderstanding each other,or even refuse to continue to travel,and therefore the study can be avoided taboo Unhappy things happen,to promote international exchanges carried out smoothly.
In short,the taboos of society must be regarded as a cultural phenomenon,and its behind a nation with deep cultural connotations.Therefore,the country will surely give rise to different customs differences.The development of civilization and the more long taboo on the left by more and more cultural exchanges between different countries,there will inevitably be many difficulties.Today the development of economic globalization,cultural collisions,communication failures common occurrences.Tracing to its source is the Western countries do not know much about social customs,based on this,we should actively cultivate the awareness of cultural differences,and strive to understand Western practices,improve our cultural communicative competence.At the same time also further strengthened between China and Western countries of the exchanges and friendship relations.