世界節(jié)假日博覽 第126期:披頭士日

The Beatles are probably the most popular band in music history. Beatles Day celebrates The Beatles' triumphant return to their hometown, Liverpool, on 10 July 1964 from their first tour to the USA. It was also just in time for the premiere of their first movie, “A Hard Day's Night“. This day is considered one of the landmarks in their rise to fame. Since 2008, its anniversary has been celebrated as Beatles Day in both Liverpool and Hamburg, the cities where the Fab Four started on the road to stardom. There are other “Beatles Day“ holidays. In the USA, it is on February the 27th to mark the beauty and peacefulness of the Beatles' music in time for spring. UNESCO declared January 16 as The Beatles Day in 2001.

披頭士或許是音樂史上最享譽世界的樂隊。1964年7月10日，披頭士結(jié)束首次美國巡演后回到家鄉(xiāng)利物浦。他們的首部電影《一夜狂歡》公映。對于披頭士而言，這一天是具有里程碑意義的一天。自2008年起，人們在利物浦和漢堡慶祝披頭士日，這兩座城市也是四人組成名的地方。人們還設(shè)立了許多其它披頭士節(jié)日。每年的2月27日，恰逢春天到來之際，美國民眾慶祝披頭士音樂，那美妙安寧的音樂扣人心脾。2001年，聯(lián)合國教科文組織將1月16日定為披頭士日。


The official Beatles Day website says: “Beatles Day is an opportunity for the community of Liverpool to get together and celebrate the musical legacy of The Beatles, with a variety of artists from different styles performing throughout the day. It is also a chance to help raise money for the Beatles Day Foundation, which contributes money to various Liverpool charities.“ Bands from around the world gather in Liverpool and play Beatles music. People wear Beatles wigs or take photos of themselves to copy the album covers from the band. It is a festive occasion on which the organisers hope to have fun, bring back the spirit of Beatlemania, and raise money for charity.

披頭士日官網(wǎng)上表示：“利物浦社區(qū)會歡聚在一起，慶祝披頭士留給我們的音樂遺產(chǎn)，不同風(fēng)格藝術(shù)家們會在當(dāng)天進(jìn)行演唱。同時也會為披頭士日基金會籌款，之后將善款捐贈給利物浦慈善組織。”全球各大樂隊歡聚利物浦，演唱披頭士音樂。人們穿戴披頭士假發(fā)，照自拍像效仿專輯封面。在這樣一個歡聚的時刻，主辦方希望它樂趣無窮，重溫Beatlemania精神，更為慈善組織捐款。