中西传统节日对比 英文.ppt

1、Chinese traditional festivalvsforeign festival,Ghost Festival vs Halloween,The Spring Festival vs Christmas,The Double Seventh Festival vs Valentines day,CONTENTS,The differences 1. origin 2. custom,Ghost Festival vs Halloween,There is a saying in a scripture of Taoism. That is “天官赐福，地官赦罪，水官解厄”. We

2、call them the three great emperors,”三官大帝 or 三元大帝” in Chinese. The immortal of sky is “紫微大帝” . The immortal of land is “清虚大帝” . The immortal of river is “洞阴大帝” . We always say “一元复始，万象更新”. “中元” is the birthday of “清虚大帝” “元” means the beginning. Here “元” relatively means birth. “中元” is the birthday of

3、 “清虚大帝”。 Every July 15, QingXu come to earth, forgive the crime and release spirits who have atoned for their sins,The Origin of Ghost Festival,According to the “Tripitaka” (大藏经)，MuLian went through untold hardships in the underworld, and saw his mothers soul suffering from hungry ghosts. He gave a

4、jar with full of food to his mother, but the food was burning by the fire in his mothers mouth. MuLian asked the Buddha for help. The Buddha was moved by his filial piety(孝), and gave the Bon(盂兰盆经) to MuLian. Then Mulian,on the 15th of July, used a jar filled with fruit to worship Buddha and elimina

5、te her mother sins finnally,The story about Bon（目连救母,The Origin of Halloween,Halloweens origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (萨温节). The Celtic peoples(凯尔特人) lived over 2,000 years ago. In the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Northern France. For the Celtic peo

6、ples, the New Year was celebrated on November 1st of every year. This date marked the end of Summer and the beginning of Winter.This time of year was often associated with human death. The Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dea

7、d became blurred(模糊) as the dead searched for the afterlife(来世).Thus, on the night of October 31st, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to Earth to cause mischief(恶作剧) and trouble,To commemorate(纪念) the event, people built huge sacred bonfires(篝火) where

8、 animals and crops were sacrificed to the God for protection and to help scare ghosts away. The Celts also wore costumes to disguise themselves, in an attempt to confuse the spirits roaming the Earth,The Custom of Ghost Festival,on July 15, people float River Lanterns to Pay homage (致敬)to the dead .

9、 People used to make lanterns which made of wood colored paper. Then put a candle in the lanterns. Let the candle light guide dead souls. People also pray for a good harvest andspread the supplies into the fields. People, after burning paper, cut colored paper into pieces ,and then wrapped in the cr

10、ops,The Custom of Halloween,dressing as monster Pumpkin lanterns Trick or treat Bobbing for apples,Similarities,People can miss the one who go to heaven. Two festival connect with the ghost. The light appears in two fesitival. The light always means hope and courage,The Spring Festival vs Christmas,

11、The different 1. origin 2. custom,The Origin of the Spring Festival,It is said that Shun, an emperor, lead his people to pray to the god for good weather for the crops, and they would held a memorial ceremony for good harvest. From then on, people take this day as the beginning of the year. It is sa

12、id that this is the origin of the Chinese New Year, later called the Spring Festival,Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated generally on December 25,as a religious and cultural holiday by billions of people around the world. Its a feast(盛宴) to the Christian lit

13、urgical (礼拜仪式) . Its the reason of the twelve days of Christmastide. Christmas is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians,The Origin of the Christmas,The Custom of The Spring Festival 1. Staying up late to see the new year. (熬年守岁) 2. Having a family reunion dinner. 3. Giving lucky money

14、 to children. 4.Putting up spring festival scrolls and shootting off firecrackers. The Custom of The Christmas 1. Dressing up as Santa Clause to send a gift to their child. 2.Sending cards to express blessings. 3.Making christmas trees and singing christmas song. 4.Linking socks in the bed and waiti

15、ng for gifts,Similarities,1. Using red . 2. Indicating the beginning of the new year. 3. Gathering and celebrating. 4. Expressing good wishs,The differences 1. origin 2. custom,The Double Seventh Festival vsValentines day,ZhiNv, the youngest daughter of the Queen of Heaven,loved a poor orphan cowher

16、d called NiuLang.They spend beatiful times with each other. But Queen of Heaven knew that and ordered them break up. She taked ZhiNv back to Heaven. Fearing that the young man would catch up, she took out her hair spin and drew a big river across the sky, known to the Chinese as the Silvery River. S

17、he wanted to separate the family forever. However, all the magpies in the world, deeply touched by the story, came to their rescue. Each year, on the seventh day of the seventh month, they would flock together to form a bridge so that the family may enjoy a brief reunion. The Queen Mother was eventu

18、ally moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month. Hence their meeting date has been called Qi Xi (Double Seventh,Double Seventh Festival,The Origin of The Valentines day,According to a lengend, In the 3th centuary , the Roman emperor thought that married man didnt like

19、 to leave home and stay in Army.So he gave the order that men were prohibited from getting married.But pope Valentine kept presiding wedding ceremonies secretly for many young couples against emperors order.For this,he was hornored as a patron saint of lovers on that day,1月14日 日记情人节（diary day） 情侣们互相

20、赠送恋爱日记 2月14日 情人节（st valentines day） 传统情人节 3月14日 白色情人节（white day） 男孩回赠礼物的日子 4月14日 黑色情人节（black day） 属于单身贵族们的情人节 5月14日 黄色与玫瑰情人节（yellow and rose day） 在这一天穿上黄色衣服，吃黄色咖喱饭是告诉大家你还在单身的意思。 另外，在这一天送红玫瑰是倾诉爱意，送白玫瑰是表示犹豫未决，若送上黄玫瑰，就表示再见了 6月14日 亲吻情人节（kiss day） 情侣们用亲吻表达对对方的爱意 7月14日 银色情人节（silver day） 把你的意中人带回家让父母认识的好机会 8月14日 绿色情人节（green day） 酷热的夏天，不妨和另一半做一趟凉爽的森林之旅 9月14日 音乐情人节与相片情人节（m