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2011-07-08 14:49:05Hui Hsu

Lady Godiva & Peeping Tom

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Godiva 的巧克力....一直都非常的有名.... 但許小婷一直都沒有吃過...

因為總覺得很貴.................沒有特地去買來吃...

上個週末......因為放了3天假真的太無聊.....就只好又去逛Mall

因為Godiva 店裡面也有別的人...其實也是我想吃吃看啦.....

所以,,,就拉著蔣先生陪我進店裡看看了...

店員很熱心的拿出巧克力來讓我們試吃....還是櫃子裡那種大顆的....

雖說不出驚為天人相見恨晚這類的話....但還真的蠻好吃的說......

因為剛好有在做特價....所以許小婷也小買了一點.....

因為他們的小條巧克力在做特價.....5條只要$10美元....

所以買了5條........

另外那個小鐵盒造型的牛奶巧克力是我硬要加買的...

因為我看好多人都買來當小禮物.拌手禮什麼的...而且一盒$3.49,, 也不算貴.....

所以雖然看起來不少,,但是其實只花了$13.49元..

還順便辦了一張他們的卡...免任何費..而且重點是每個月可以回去拿一顆任選免費的巧克力

所以就辦了.....

重點在...結果買回來2天就吃光光啦......

所以...好奇的我..就很想知道Godiva是什麼意思.......

就上網找了一下.....

原來.......Godiva 的原意是指向Lady Godiva...

Godiva 的古老寫法為 Godgifu,,,, 意思是上帝的禮物

還說是西方家喻戶曉的人物...( 抱歉我在東方長大..我還真的沒聽過咧......)

以下文章摘自 http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/britannia/anglo-saxon/flowers/godiva.html

AD 1057...."Having founded this monastery by the advice of his wife the noble countess Godiva, he [Leofric], at the prayer of a religious woman, placed monks therein, and so enriched them with lands, woods, and ornaments, that there was not found in all England a monastery with such an abundance of gold and silver, gems and costly garments. The countess Godiva, who was a great lover of Gods's mother, longing to free the town of Coventry from the oppression of a heavy toll, often with urgent prayers besought her husband, that from regard to Jesus Christ and his mother, he would free the town from that service, and from all other heavy burdens; and when the earl sharply rebuked her for foolishly asking what was so much to his damage, and always forbade her ever more to speak to him on the subject; and while she on the other hand, with a woman's pertinacity, never ceased to exasperate her husband on that matter, he a last made her this answer, 'Mount your horse, and ride naked, before all the people, through the market of the town, from one end to the other, and on your return you shall have your request.' On which Godiva replied, 'But will you give me permission, if I am willing to do it?' 'I will,' said he. Whereupon the countess, beloved of God, loosed her hair and let down her tresses, which covered the whole of her body like a veil, and then mounting her horse and attended by two knights, she rode through the market-place, without being seen, except her fair legs; and having completed the journey, she returned with gladness to her astonished husband, and obtained of him what she had asked; for earl Leofric freed the town of Coventry and its inhabitants from the aforesaid service, and confirmed what he had done by a charter."

重點在說.....Lady Godiva嫁給了一個伯爵....而伯爵要對他領土上的人民收很重的稅什麼的..

而她一而再再而三不厭其煩的不停的跟伯爵碎碎唸.....

但當然也一而再再而三的被伯爵無視.....

但她很有耐心..不停的唸.....結果.....伯爵為了為難她,,也為了讓她放棄...

跟她說..." 你要是裸身騎馬繞鎮一圈,,他就同意她的要求.....

她反問...."如果我願意,,你會讓我去做嗎?"

伯爵同意...所以..她就把她的長髮鬆綁,,以髮附身....真的為了百姓裸身騎馬一圈...

所以..伯爵就答應了她的要求....

這就是她最為人歌功頌德的傳奇事蹟.......

但...許小婷查了半天.....才發現..原來Godiva巧克力網站居然有中文網...

而且這個故事也有在裡面.......

沒早看...害我瞎忙了半天.........不過他們寫的是傳說中故事的加油添醋美化版...

以下摘自 http://www.godiva.com.hk/legend

據說大約在1040年，統治Coventry城市的Leofric the Dane伯爵決定向人民徵收重稅，支持軍隊出戰，令人民的生活苦不堪言。伯爵善良美麗的妻子Godiva夫人眼見民生疾苦，決定懇求伯爵減收徵稅，減輕人民的負擔。 Leofric伯爵勃然大怒，認為Godiva夫人為了這班愛哭哭啼啼的賤民苦苦衷求，實在丟臉。 Godiva夫人卻回答說伯爵定會發現這些人民是多麼可敬。他們決定打賭──Godiva夫人要赤裸身軀騎馬走過城中大街，僅以長發遮掩身體，假如人民全部留在屋內，不偷望Godiva夫人的話，伯爵便會宣布減稅。翌日早上，Godiva夫人騎上馬，走向城中，Coventry市所有百姓都誠實地迴避屋內，令大恩人不至蒙羞。事後，Leofric伯爵信守諾言，宣布全城減稅。這就是著名的Godiva夫人傳說。