每年夏至一到,廣西玉林狗肉節(jié)爭議又起。贊成者強調(diào)是傳統(tǒng),反對者認(rèn)為不文明。其實,事實上,調(diào)查表明大多數(shù)的中國人并不吃狗肉,贊成者不要拿傳統(tǒng)做擋箭牌。

“而文明是一個相對的范疇,反對者不應(yīng)拿自己的文明標(biāo)準(zhǔn)判斷別人。你有吃的權(quán)利,我有反的自由。用文明的手段,培養(yǎng)社會的共識,才是抵制狗肉節(jié)的正路。"

Tens of thousands of dogs are set to be killed and eaten at this year's Yulin Dog Meat Festival held in southern China in June 2016. Despite protests to boycott the annual event by human rights activists, up to 15,000 animals are expected to be slaughtered during the summer solstice event.
玉林位于中國西部,2016年6月,成千上萬只狗將在玉林狗肉節(jié)上被殺死并且被吃掉。盡管有愛狗人士通過人權(quán)活動來對這一年度節(jié)日聯(lián)合抵制,在這一夏至節(jié)日中,多達(dá)1萬5000只動物預(yù)計將被屠宰。

什么是玉林狗肉節(jié)?

The Yulin Dog Meat Festival, otherwise known as the Lychee and Dog Meat Festival, is an annual event during which dogs and cats are sold and slaughtered for their meat. It takes place on 20 June in Yulin, a city in China Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The tradition reportedly began in the 1990s, but the festival is thought to have begun in 2010 to mark the astronomical midsummer.?
玉林狗肉節(jié),也被稱為荔枝狗肉節(jié),是一個年度節(jié)日。在這一節(jié)日期間,狗和貓會被出售,宰殺然后吃肉。節(jié)日時間為6月20日(每年夏至,今年為21日),地點為在中國廣西壯族自治區(qū)的一個叫玉林的地方。據(jù)報道,這一傳統(tǒng)始于1990年,但這個節(jié)日被認(rèn)為從2010年已成為夏至的標(biāo)志。

為什么吃狗肉?

According to Chinese lore, eating dog meat is believed to ward off the heat of summer and bring good luck and health.
根據(jù)中國傳說,吃狗肉可以抵御炎熱夏天,帶來好運和健康。

西方人怎么看?

While Westerners often react in outrage to the idea of eating man's best friend, the Chinese tradition of eating dog meat dates back to around 500 years.
然而西方人往往極度反對吃人類最好的朋友,中國吃狗肉的傳統(tǒng)可以追溯到大約500年前。

VICE拍攝的這部17分鐘玉林狗肉節(jié)紀(jì)錄片,冷靜客觀,陳述事實,看完以后也許你們會對這個“另類”的節(jié)日有一些新的反思:

(注:女記者英文口音很好聽)

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