在中国首届集邮周活动的方案中,“集邮嘉年华”的提法颇为抢眼。听到这个古老而新鲜的提法,不由地手脚都在跃跃欲试,总有一种要动起来、干点什么的冲动!嘉年华,由英文carnival音译而来,虽然被初译者搞得文绉绉的,但是其本意中“狂欢节”的影子依然闪烁其间。狂欢节的前身是欧洲资本主义发源地——威尼斯的一个古老的节日,而前身的前身是农耕时代庆祝丰收时先人们对天神的感激和对自身一年辛劳的自我表彰。布罗代尔在《菲利浦二世时代的地中海和地中海世界》一书中生动地描写了在规律而苛刻的地中海气候的影响下,地中海沿岸地区的人们对 In the program of the first philately week in China, the reference to “Philatelic Carnival” was rather eye-catching. Hear this ancient and fresh reference, could not help but try their best, there is always an urge to move, what to do! Carnival, transcribed from the English carnival, although the original translator who is very creative, but In the original meaning of “Mardi Gras ” shadow is still flashing in the meantime. The predecessor of the carnival was an ancient festival in Venice, the birthplace of European capitalism. The predecessor of the carnival was the gratitude of the ancestors to the gods and their hard-earned year-long self-commendation during the harvesting season. Braudel vividly portrayed in the book The Medieval and Mediterranean Worlds of Philip II, under the influence of the regular and demanding Mediterranean climate, the Mediterranean