中西方节日差异

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TheSpringFestivalTheLanternFestival〔元宵节〕TheDragonBoatFestival〔端午〕TheMid-AutumnFestivalTheDoubleSeventhDay〔七夕〕TheDoubleNinthDay〔重阳〕传统中国节日：TheSpringFestivalAlsoknownastheChineseNewYearThemostimportantandcomprehensivefestival.Inchina,wecalled"过年”！TraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalWritingandPastingcoupletsondoorsCreatingpaper-cutsforwindowdecorationSettingofffire-crackersChildrenGettingmoneyinredenvelopesfromtheirparentsandrelativesEnjoyingFamilyReunionDinneronNewYear’sEve。。。。。。TheDragonBoatFestival

(Todayisimportmenttome,becauseitismybirthday!)AlsoknownasDuanwuJieItfallsonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthinChineselunarcalendar.TraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheFestivalRacingdragonboatsTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheFestivalEatingZongziTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheFestivalHoldingdragon-boatraces.EatingZongzi

传统西方节日：1：Halloween2：ThanksgivingDay3：Easter4：ChristmasDay〔itisontheway!)5:AprilFool’sCustoms6:Valentine'sDayChristmasDay圣诞节

ChristmasisthefeastofthenativityofJesus,on25thDecembereveryyear.But,nobodyknowtheactualbirthdayofJesus.TheChristmashasbecomepopularwhenChristmascardsappearedin1846andtheconceptofajollySantaClauswasfirstmadepopularinnineteenthcentury.

AboutChristmas

OnChristmasEve,beforegoingtobed,someonewouldputasocknexttothepilloworfireplace,waitingforSantaClaustopresentonthesocks.IntheWest,playingSantaClausisalsoacustom.ThecustomofeatingturkeyatChristmasdinnerbeganin1620.ThiscustomflourishedintheUnitedStates.

Christmascustoms

Valentine'sDaySaintValentine'sDay,commonlyshortenedtoValentine'sDay,isanannualcommemorationheldonFebruary14celebratingloveandaffectionbetweenintimatecompanions.ThedayisnamedafteroneormoreearlyChristianmartyrsnamedSaintValentine,andwasestablishedbyPopeGelasiusIin496AD.ItwasdeletedfromtheGeneralRomanCalendarofsaintsin1969byPopePaulVI.Itistraditionallyadayonwhichloversexpresstheirloveforeachotherbypresentingflowers,offeringconfectionery,andsendinggreetingcards(knownas"valentines").ThedayfirstbecameassociatedwithromanticloveinthecircleofGeoffreyChaucerintheHighMiddleAges,whenthetraditionofcourtlyloveflourished.ModernValentine'sDaysymbolsincludetheheart-shapedoutline,doves,andthefigureofthewingedCupid.Sincethe19thcentury,handwrittenvalentineshavegivenwaytomass-producedgreetingcards.Valentine'sDay(各种情人节〕日记情人节(diaryday)西方传统情人节〔DoubleSeventhFestival〕白色情人节〔WhiteDay〕黑色情人节〔BlackDay〕黄色与玫瑰情人节(YellowandRoseDay)亲吻情人节(KissDay)银色情人节〔SilverDay〕绿色情人节(GreenDay)音乐情人节与相片情人节(MusicDay&PhotoDay)葡萄酒情人节〔WineDay〕橙色情人节与电影情人节〔OrangeDayMovieDay〕拥抱情人节〔HugDay〕WhatcausedthedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternfestival?

中国长期以来处于封建自给自足的农业社会和自然经济中,其传统节日具有浓厚的农业色彩,包含了农耕文明的社会特征,主要是从岁时节令转换而来的西方文化由于长久受基督教的影响,其传