七夕与情人节对比英语论文

1、湖北省高等教育自学考试英语专业毕业论文中国七夕节与西方情人节的对比分析准 考 证 号 ：XXXXX 学 生 姓 名 ：XXX指 导 教 师 ：赵红英 二一五年三月The Cultural Comparison of Valentines Day and Double-Seventh DayName ： Yi XXDirected by ：Zhao XXMarch 2015摘要文化是一种社会行为，文化与人们的日常生活，习俗和习惯息息相关。本文试图对七夕节和情人节起源，庆祝方法，文化底蕴及人们对这两个节日的不同心理认同进行分析。传统的七夕节的衰落和情人节的热捧有着鲜明的社会性意义，本文从跨文化传播

2、交流中的角度分析了两个节日的差异。关键词：七夕节，情人节，不同AbstractCulture is a kind of social behavior. It is correlated with peoples daily life, and customs and habits. This paper intends to make an analysis of the different origins of the Double seventh Festival and Valentines Day, the different celebrations and cultural ba

3、ckgrounds of the two festivals, as well as different peoples psychological identities of the two festivals. Traditional Valentines decline and favorable Tanabata Festival has a distinctive social significance, and this paper discusses the differences between the two festivals from the perspective of

4、 cross-cultural communication.Key Words: Double Seventh Festival, Valentines Day, Differences ContentsAbstract (Chinese). IAbstract (English). IIChapter One: Introduction 1Chapter Two: Folk Legend and Name Sources of Double Seventh Festival and Valentine2.1 The Double Seventh Festivals and Valentine

5、s Days Folk Legend 2.2 Name Sources of the Double Seventh Festival and Valentines Day The Origin of the Name The Nickname Summary Chapter Three: Cultural Difference between Double Seventh Festival and Valentine 3.1 Straightforward and Conceal Differences 3.2 The Difference between Material and Spiri

6、tual 3.3 The Difference between Love and Keepsake Matter Conclusion Works Cited The Cultural Comparison of Valentines Day and Double-Seventh DayChapter One IntroductionThe festival is an essential part of cultural customs, which is also an important part to reflect the traditional ethnic culture. On

7、 the other hand, the festival, as a mirror of culture, is strongly influenced by culture. Culture is a kind of social behavior. It is correlated with peoples daily life, and customs and habits. Each nations special culture gives love some special cultural meaning. Different countries have different

8、folk festivals owing to different natural conditions and humane factors. For most western countries, traditional festivals originate from religion, while our traditional festivals come from a farming civilization. The different origins lead to different celebrations. Over the many years in past, dif

9、ferent regions have celebrated their own festivals. In modern times, with development of globalization, many ethnic festivals are celebrated by all over the world. For example, the Western Valentines Day is widely celebrated by our young people. And Chinas Double Seventh Festival is called Oriental

10、Valentines Day. But we should know what the differences are between the two festivals. What can we learn from the two festivals? In this paper, we will discuss the Double Seventh Festival and the Valentines Day, which reflect the differences between Chinese and Western cultures about love of various

11、 levels. Many young people ignore the glorious national heritage of thousands of years. What should we and the government do for the two festivals? Chapter Two Folk Legend and Name Sources of Double Seventh Festival and Valentine2.1 The Double Seventh Festivals and Valentines Days Folk LegendThe Dou

12、ble Seventh Festival “Long, long ago, there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang (Cowhand). His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by himself. One day, a fairy from Heaven Zhi Nu (Weaver maid) fell in love with him

13、and came down secretly to earth and married him. The cowhand farmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the Wea

14、ver Maid back. With the help of the celestial cattle, the Cowhand flew to heaven with his son and daughter. At the time when he was about to catch up with his wife, the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke. One billowy river appeared in front of the Cowhand. The Cowhand a

15、nd Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks forever and could only feel their tears. Their loyalty to love touched magpies, so tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowhand and Weaver Maid to meet each other. The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet eac

16、h year on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month. Hence their meeting date has been call Qi Xi.The Chinese have own characteristics of celebrating the Double Seventh Festival. The Double Seventh Festival is also called Qiqiao Festival, which means people beg Emperor to give them skillful hands like the

17、Weaver Maids. Due to the difference of clime culture in China, there are different celebrations: in Jiangxi province, there was a bridge meeting of the Double Seventh Festival. People came to take part in it and built a wooden bridge. At night, people faced the double stars and begged good fate，then

18、 cremating the wooden bridge, which meant that the double stars went across the bridge and had a glad meeting. In Shanxi province, every girl should be made up well, putting on beautiful dresses, and then offering all kinds of fruits to their friends.With the development of society, now these custom

19、s have gradually disappeared, however, the legend of the Cowhand and Weaver Maid has taken root in the hearts of the people. In recent years, in particular, urban youths have celebrated it as the Valentines Day in China. As a result, owners of flower shops, bars and stores are full of joy as they se

20、ll more commodities for love. Our youths focus on their individual character and emotional expression, so as to directly express their feelings. This is a major reason that the Double Seventh Festival is affected by the Western Valentines Day. The Valentines Day There are many opinions about the ori

21、gin of the Valentines Day. The Valentines Day, is the very typical festival, which has spread to all over the world. There are three forms of its origin: Origin I: The priest St.Valentine was firmed in his Christian faith and he didnt worship the Roman emperor, so he was imprisoned by the Roman empe

22、ror and finally sentenced to death. The Daughter of his prison guard was attracted by his behavior. In the process of waiting for execution, he fell in love with the girl. But he still refused to give up faith because of love. On February 14, AD .270, before execution, he wrote a passionate letter t

23、o his love. The inscription is “from your Valentine”. People set this day as “Valentines Day”. Origin II: According to the legend, in ancient times, natural environment was very bad, so every year the Romans had to sacrifice to the God in February to pray for health and prosperity. Unmarried men and

24、 women could participate in the activities on that day, and they could dance together. Girls names were written on a small slip of paper, so that the boys could select. The girl who was selected by a boy would become his wife. After many years, this led to many marriages. This day happened to be Feb

25、ruary 14. People thought this was the achievement of the day. So people set this day as “Valentines Day”From the origins of the two festivals, we can see obviously that the two festivals have different origins. The Double Seventh Festival, as one of Chinas traditional festivals, reflects that agricu

26、ltural civilization played a dominant role in the process of development of our country. Ancient China was a predominantly agricultural country, so Chinas traditional festivals are closely linked with agriculture. The Double Seventh Festival embodies peoples respect for nature in ancient Chinese cul

27、ture, and the custom of worshiping the Cowhand and Weaver Maid is the best embodiment. The Valentines Day reflects the Westerns Christian faith and the regression of human nature since the Renaissance. The Christians believe that love cannot be ignored, so the Westerners stress more on love and they

28、 place it in the first place. Westerners think that love is in accord with the feelings of nature. From the celebrations of the two festivals, we can see there are different participants in the festivals. The Valentines Day, although it originated from religion, has now become a couple holiday. On t

29、he Valentines Day, everybody holds roses in the street. Everyone can participate in the festival, whether they are young couples or elderly people, and children are also involved in the Valentines Day. The Double Seventh Festival in ancient China was celebrated mainly by unmarried women, and ancient

30、 history books and poetry didnt record that males took part in the festival.The Double Seventh Festival is mainly directed to young single pairs of groups. The aim is to find their loved one, then to make further development with the loved one, and finally to form a family. The Valentines Day is not

31、 certainly for the purpose of marriage; it contains extra-marital affairs. No matter what kind of cultural background, as long as you need love, you can accept the festival.2.2 Name Sources of the Double Seventh Festival and Valentines Day The Origin of the NameThe Double seventh Festival is from th

32、e earliest people to the worship of nature. From the historical point of view, at least three thousand or four thousand years ago, with the production of textile technology and peoples understanding of astronomy, there was records about Altair and Vega. People are much more than the worship of the s

33、tars Altair and Vega, they think things have seven representatives of the north and south orientation of the stars, collectively known as lunar mansions, the brightest of which the Big Dipper, a sense of direction for the night. The first star of the Big Dipper called the Big Dipper, also known as t

34、he culprit. Later on, the imperial examination system, champion called Quebec Disabilities Big World, scholar called the Double seventh Festival Kui Xing Festival , also known as the Sun Festival, maintained a Tanabata is derived from the earliest traces of worship of the stars.Valentines Day , one

35、of the legend, said: A. D. 3rd century Rome emperor Claudius II announced abandoned by marriage commitment Yu war considered makes more by care male go battle fought named w LUN Royale (Sanctus Valentinus) priest didnt follow does continues to phase light held church wedding things denounced w LUN R

36、oyale priest first whipped stone throwing playing A. D. 2702 months 14 sent gallows hanged 14th century began Memorial now paper translated plot West Home said Valentines Day with Memorial bit love shots sacrifice priest. The Nickname Summary Nickname Summary of the Double Seventh Festival:Double Se

37、ven: The sun and the moon, are all seven days, it said, also weighed seven.Hong Day: Popular Communication tanabata female cattle meet, Weaver must dressing, whitewash, as well as the sky fragrance, it said.Female Festival: The Double seventh Festival to worship fairy girl and QiQiao, clever as the

38、main festival season vulgar activities, so that the female section, also known as Doll Festival, girls section.Blue Night: lunar month called as Blue Moon, so tanabata also known as blue night.Pediatric Festival: Because QiQiao, begging and other popular culture and more from the girls, the boys who

39、m, hence the term. . Nickname Summary of Valentines Day: There are twelve Valentines Days in a year. They are:January 14 Diary Day February 14 Valentines Day March 14 White Day April 14 Black Day May 14 Yellow & Rose DayJune 14 Kiss Day July 14 Silver Day August14 Green DaySeptember14 Music & Photo

40、Day October 14 Wine Day November 14 Orange & Movie Day December 14 Hug DayChapter Three: Cultural Difference between Double Seventh Festival and Valentine 3.1 Straightforward and Conceal DifferencesThe Wests Valentines day Frank, passionate, hard-core, lovers holiday, really, I love you; In contrast

41、, Chinas Tanabata Festival, although also express the lovers get together, seven in early July, said the two lovers, but very content, is not sexually explicit, and metaphor expressions used by the ancients, it is difficult to be understood by young people, it is difficult to be now liked by the res

42、tless generation. Love is love, love is love.3.2 The Difference between Material and SpiritualValentines day highlights lover Word shows fiery passions, nature reveals. In modern times, the lover refers not only to the word lover, partner, husband and wife, informative and comprehensive, direct and

43、explicit, very responsive to be feudal and the cultural revolution depressed for a long time the natural outpouring of emotion and desire and expressions. In contrast, Chinas Tanabata Festival, reflects the day after gather and open sinuses of people of love, longing, Xiang Xi, photos, content is no

44、thing but poetry and painting, give APA wire, to heaven an exclamation, to worship God, and girls beg for needlework artists, induced the Queen Mother sent yourself a nice cowboy. Completely enclosed inside the walls, the laughter has partly concealed, also half open mouth, and purely spiritual acti

45、vity, where will hot up. 3.3 The Difference between Love and Keepsake Matter Valentines day focused on giving every Valentines day, roses, chocolates, cakes, clothes, expensive jewelry and other and become lovers gift thing. Note that here the objects refers to the price of things, shows that there

46、is a price. This will undoubtedly promote the development of the market economy. As a result, every Valentines day comes, most advertising, the streets waving banners at a discount, put Valentines day red hot fire. Anti-views China of Tanabata section, is relative Dim of more, traditional of lover a

47、lso gift, but that is a expression affection of keepsake, just trace a PA, and a fan a painting, about of himself personally sewing, and embroidered description, and wrote, and making, how can introduction to commodity in the to, cannot entered commodity, and how can let businessman lot pay for Fest

48、ival sold single propaganda and congratulated does? ConclusionWestern and Chinese love culture have obvious differences, which is caused by the obstacles of languages, districts and others. If there is no communication, there would be no culture. The love culture reflects a national characteristic,

49、not only including historical and cultural background, but also containing different human races viewpoints onlife,life style and ways of thinking.Love culture and communication affect each other. Comprehending the culture, we have to understand love culture, comprehending the love culture we have t

50、o understand the Double Seventh Festival and the Valentines Day. They reflect the faith, ethics, morality, art, literature and other aspects of different ethnics and nations. The Valentines Day opens the window of Western culture for us to look into. In modern civilization, the individual is gradual

51、ly dissimilated and the emotional is gradually indifferent, the Valentines Day and the Double Seventh Festival provide us a chance to get mutual communication, mutual understanding and love for each other. We should be grateful to the history to leave us such glorious cultural heritage. Therefore, we not only need to have