Festivals中西方節(jié)日對比

FestivalsinChineseandWesternTEAMTHREE“Aholidayrepresentsconcentratedculturesandcustomsofanation.”

Contents1.DoyouknowaboutChineseandwesternfestivals?2.ThecontrastiveanalysisofthreegroupsoffamousholidaysChinesefestivalswehaveInternationalChildren’sDay六一兒童節(jié)Mid-autumnFestival中秋節(jié)Teachers’Day教師節(jié)NewYear’sEve除夕TheSpringFestival春節(jié)InternationalLaborDay勞動節(jié)DoubleNinthFestival重陽節(jié)Tomb-VisitingFestivalWesternfestivalswehaveValentine’sDayEasterAprilFools''DayHalloween’sDayThanksgivingDayChristmasOktoberfest啤酒節(jié)Tomatina-TomatoFight西班牙布諾鎮(zhèn)Oktoberfest啤酒節(jié)Tomatina-TomatoFight〔德國慕尼黑)〔西班牙布諾鎮(zhèn)〕Now,let’sseesomespecificexamplesSpringFestival

VSChristmasChristmasDayTomemorisethebirthofJesus.December25th,birthdayParties,churchescards,presents,friends,relativesFeast,turkeyfamilyreunionDifferentConsuetudeBetweenSpringFestivalandChristmasChristmasFromearlyNovemberuntilJanuary,AmericanhomesandstoresaredecoratedwithChristmastreesandcolorfullights.AmericanchildrencangetChristmaspresentsfromSantaClaus.PeopleintheWestsendcardswhichwritewithblessingwordstotheirrelativesandfriends.Butsendingcardsislesscommonthanbeforesincecomputersandmobilephoneshavebecomesopopular.

TheSpringFestival

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Familyreuniondinner

Setofffirecrackers,fireworks,luckymoney,1stofthe1stlunarmonth,thebeginningofthelunarnewyearTheSpringFestivalisknownasthemostimportantFestivalinchina.春節(jié)被認(rèn)為是中國最重要的節(jié)日。Duringtheholiday,peoplegobacktohometownfromeverywherenomatterhowfarthedistanceis.節(jié)日期間,人們無論距離有多遠(yuǎn)都會趕回家鄉(xiāng)。Theypreparevariousdeliciousfoodandpresentsfororestivaleve春節(jié)前夕人們會準(zhǔn)備各種各樣的美食和禮物。ChinesewillhaveahappyfamilyunionintheSpringFestivaleve,theybelievethat'stheenddayoflastyearandtheywillstayupforgoodluckuntilthefirstdayofnextyear.中國人在除夕夜都會跟親人聚會,他們相信會把最后一天的好運(yùn)持續(xù)到第二年。SpringFestivalSpringfestivalisalsothehappiesttimechildren,becausetheycangetredenvelopcontainingmoneyasagiftfromtheelder.春節(jié)也是孩子們的快樂時光,因?yàn)樗麄兛梢詮拈L輩那里收到壓歲錢。duringthespringfestival,anyunfortunatewordcannotbeheardbecauseitwillmakepeopleupsetandunhappy.春節(jié)期間任何不吉利的語言都不會聽到,因?yàn)槟菚屓诵臒┮鈦y。.peoplealsomakeuseofthisholidaytovisittheirrelativesandbringthemsomepresentsendwell-wishing.人們也會在節(jié)日期間帶著禮物和祝福去探訪親屬。TheeveoftheNewYearisperhapsthemostexcitingpartoftheeventAfterdinner,thefamilysitupforthenightplayingcards,boardgamesorwatchingTVprogrammersdedicatedtotheoccasion.Atmidnight,theskyislitupbyfireworks.Chinesekidscanget“l(fā)uckymoney”inredenvelopesfromtheirparentsandrelatives.Thenthefamilybeginstosaygreetingsfromdoortodoor,firsttotheirrelativesandthentheirneighbors,sayingsomecongratulationstoeachotherForexample,Mayyoubehappyandprosperous.------恭喜發(fā)財。Mayallyourwishescometrue.-------心想事成。Goodluckandhappinesstoyou.-----桔祥如意。Safetripwhereveryougo.----出入平安。BlessingwordsTheendoftheNewYearismarkedbytheFestivalofLanterns,whichisacelebrationwithsinging,dancingandlanternshows.Atthatday,peopleinChinausuallyeatakindoffoodwhichiscalled“YuanXiao”.LanternFestivalDoubleSeventh

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DoubleSeventh

FestivalDoubleSeventhfestivalbecomestheChineseValentine’sDay,whichoriginatedinthelegendoftheNiulangmeetingZhinvonthemagpiebridge.WesternValentine’sDay

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DragonBoatFestival5thof5thlunarmonthInhonorof,poetQuYuan,Tradition,ricedumplingsdragonboatraces,drumsbeating,colorfulflagswaving,thousandsofpeople,cheering.AverypopulardishduringtheDragonBoatfestivaliszongzi.Thistastydishconsistsofricedumplingswithmeat,peanut,eggyolk,orotherfillingswrappedinbambooleaves.ThetraditionofzongziismeanttoremindusofthevillagefishermenscatteringriceacrossthewateroftheMiluoriverinordertoappeasetheriverdragonssothattheywouldnotdevourQuyuan在端午節(jié)時受歡送的食物就是粽子，粽子是以米包著肉、花生、蛋黃及其他材料，再以竹葉包裹。而粽子的傳統(tǒng)那么來源于汨羅江邊的漁夫，將米丟入江中平息江中的蛟龍，希望他們不要將屈原吃掉。Tomb-VisitingFestivalApril4th/5thRemember,deadrelatives,ancestorsVisitgraves,flowers,food,wine,jossstickSweepthetombs,getridoftheweedsBow,sitonone’sknees,showrespectTomb-sweepingDayisanancientfestivalinspring,alsocalledQingMingFestival.掃墓節(jié)是在春季里的一個古老節(jié)日，又稱清明節(jié)。InancientChina,theemperorworshippedheavenandearthinordertoblessforharvest.Peopleworshippedtheirancestorswithsacrificeandshowedtheirmissingforancestors在中國古代，君主拜天地來祈求風(fēng)調(diào)雨順，用供奉來表達(dá)對祖先的尊敬和思念。Mid-autumnFestivalMid-AutumnDayisAugust15thonlunarcalendar.Accordingtohistoryrecords,ChineseemperorhastraditionthatworshiptheSuninspringandworshipthemooninautumn.AsAugust15thisexactlythemiddleofautumn,soitiscalledMid-Autumnday中秋節(jié)是在陰歷8月15日。根據(jù)歷史記載，中國皇帝在春天和秋天崇拜太陽和月亮的傳統(tǒng)。8月15日正是秋季的中期,所以被稱為中秋節(jié)。ThetraditionalfoodofMid-AutumnDayisMooncake,aroundbakedcakewithfillingsinit.Theroundshapeofmooncakerepresentsfamilyreunion.InthenightofMid-AutumnDay,everyfamilyhasmooncakeandwatchesthemoon.中秋節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)食物是月餅，圓烤蛋糕內(nèi)有餡料。圓形的月餅代表全家團(tuán)圓的日子。在中秋之夜，每個家庭都會吃月