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十大神秘人物第九位——坡·祝酒人

坡·祝酒人是同樣是一個神秘人的綽號，他每年都到愛倫坡墓前敬獻物品。這個奇怪的傳統(tǒng)始于1949年，剛好是愛倫坡去世后的一個世紀時間，每次都是在愛倫坡生日（一月十九日）那天進行。根據(jù)維基百科記載：“在那天的清晨時分，一個黑衣人，據(jù)推測應該是男性，帶著點銀的藤條進入威斯敏斯特議會大廳還有位于馬里蘭州的巴爾的摩市的墳場。這個人來到愛倫坡的墓前舉起一杯白蘭地祝酒。在離開前，祝酒人在墓上留下了三支玫瑰花和半瓶白蘭地酒?！?/p>

祝酒人頭戴黑帽身穿黑衣，用圍巾裹著面龐。常常有簇擁的記者和追隨者在場看著整個祝酒過程，沒有人曾試圖干擾過祝酒人或者上前揭開他的圍巾，很大可能是出于對這個傳統(tǒng)的尊重吧。

9 The Poe Toaster

The Poe Toaster is the nickname given to a mysterious man who pays annual tribute to Poe by visiting his grave every year. The strange tradition started in 1949 - a century are after Poe’s death, and it occurs every year on the author’s birthday (January 19). According to Wikipedia: “In the early hours of the morning on that date, a black-clad figure, presumed to be male, with a silver-tipped cane enters the Westminster Hall and Burying Ground in Baltimore, Maryland. The individual proceeds to Poe’s grave, where he or she raises a cognac toast. Before departing, the Toaster leaves three red roses and a half-bottle of cognac on the grave.”

The Toaster wears a black hat and coat and hides his face with a hood or scarf. Groups of reporters and admirers are often on hand to watch the event. There have been no attempts to interfere with the Toaster or to unmask him - most likely out of respect for the tradition.