英语词汇cut neither nails nor hair at sea的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	cut neither nails nor hair at sea
词源	cut neither nails nor hair at sea. An old superstition, which goes back at least to the ancient Romans, has it that the cuttings of nails and hair were votive offerings to Persephone, queen of Hades. Therefore, Neptune, ruler of the sea, would be jealous and show his displeasure if sailors cut their nails or hair be- cause he would believe his subjects were making offerings to another god and wreck their ship or drown them.
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