帽子禮儀（一）：什麼時候可以脫帽？

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女士們和先生們，相信你們肯定嘗試過佩戴禮帽，可你們知道禮帽的正確佩戴時間和場合嗎？誠然，禮帽佩戴需講究場合，而且男士和女士之間大有區別。

Ladies and gentlemen, you refined people who dare wearing this sophisticated accessory: do you precisely know when may you or not wear something on your head? Actually, rules are very different depending if you are a lady or a gentleman, and where you are.

只有在一種場合下, 女士們必須戴帽子，同時也強烈推薦男士們佩戴帽子：賽馬場上。當然在其他的社交活動中，尤其是下午的室外活動，帽子也是十分常見的飾品。佩戴帽子不僅能幫您遮擋陽光保護眼睛，擋風保護您的髮型，還能讓您更添一分優雅。

Properly speaking, there is only on type of social events during which wearing a hat is mandatory for women and recommended for men: horse racing. It is also extremely frequent for any social outdoor event during afternoons. It would have the advantage to protect your eyes from the sun, protect your hair style from the wind, and to add an elegant touch on your attire.

女士 For Ladies

女士們佩戴帽子的場合相對比較自由。只要您外出或出席室外活動均可佩戴帽子，與別人見面時也不必脫帽。

Ladies have the biggest freedom with their hats. You can wear it outdoor for any occasion, tipping it off is none of their duty when meeting someone.

女士們在室內也可以佩戴帽子。比如到別人家中做客，出席婚禮，參加下午茶會，宗教儀式，觀看電影或任何室內表演，甚至享用午餐或參加葬禮送葬，女士們都可以戴著帽子。但需要注意的是，即使佩戴帽子，女士們也要把眼睛露出來，因為帽子不是用來遮蓋臉部的工具。

Women may also keep their hat at someone』s home, at weddings, afternoon receptions, religious services, for a movie or indoor performance. Even for lunch or for funeral processions you may keep your hat ladies. But beware, at all time we should be able to see your eyes. A hat cannot be a way to hide your face.

帽子脫下後，應該放在哪裡呢？跟男士不同的是，女士們不能把帽子拿在手上，而應該把它放在一個安全的地方。如果是在劇院或其他有座位的場合中，女士們可以把帽子取下放在腿上；若是享用晚餐時，則應把帽子放在衣帽間。

If you remove it, where shall you let it? Unlike men it is not appropriate for a lady to hold her hat in her hands. She may leave it in a safe place, or on her knees if she is at the opera, the theatre or any seated activities – excepting dinner, during which her hat shall be given to the cloakroom.

男士 For Men

男士們戴帽子的禮儀更為講究。

男士們可以在街上或者任何室外場合佩戴帽子。一旦進入室內，比如餐廳，家，教室，劇院，教堂，男士們必須脫帽。無論是正式的禮帽還是一般的帽子，皆是如此。法國人常說「只有教皇可以加冕三次」，意思就是只有教皇才可以在室內戴帽子。男士們在以下場合必須脫帽：送葬時，室外婚禮，教堂獻禮，拍照或室外宴會。

Here the rules are stricter.

A gentleman may wear a hat on the street or in public spaces. He should remove his hat as he enters a building, including a restaurant, home, classroom, theatre, church. This rule includes any type of hats, from formal to casual. In French we say 「only the Pope can be crowned 3 times」, meaning he is the only one who may wear a hat under the roof of a private home. Mens hats are to be removed for funeral processions, outdoor weddings, dedications, photographs, or for any outdoor lunchs and dinners.

在大型建築中，電梯屬於公共區域，男士入電梯可以不脫帽。但是在比較小的建築物，比如小旅館或者公寓的電梯中，電梯像是整個建築中一個房間，入電梯時還是要脫帽。

In public buildings, the elevator is considered a public area, and therefore an area where a gentleman may leave his hat on. But elevators in smaller buildings such as hotels or apartment homes tend to have the character of a room in a house, a gentleman is then expected to take off his hat.

男士們脫帽後，帽子怎麼拿在手裡才合適呢？如下圖所示，男士們拿帽子時，帽子的內部必須朝里。

Gentlemen, how to hold your hat in your hands when you are not wearing it? Removed hats are held in hand in such a way that only the outside and never the lining is visible.

男士們佩戴帽子還有另外一個作用：輕輕舉起帽子前端露出前額（脫帽禮），表示對女士的問候，這是一種很傳統的問候方式。但當男士跟女士聊天時，則必須脫帽。脫帽禮和軍事敬禮的源起一致，都來自於中世紀騎士脫掉頭盔面罩以示友好。

Finally, when wearing a hat, a man has another duty: lifting the hat off the forehead when meeting a lady (「tipping」). It is a conventional gesture to greet a lady. But beware, if you start talking with the lady you should remove your hat. This hat tipping custom has the same origin as military saluting, which came from the raising of medieval Knights face visors to show friendliness.

希望這篇文章對你們有所幫助，相信下次大家佩戴帽子時會更有自信的！

I hope this article has been useful, and you feel fully confident wearing a hat for your next social event!

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