中西方節(jié)日差異

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TheSpringFestivalTheLanternFestival〔元宵節(jié)〕TheDragonBoatFestival〔端午〕TheMid-AutumnFestivalTheDoubleSeventhDay〔七夕〕TheDoubleNinthDay〔重陽(yáng)〕傳統(tǒng)中國(guó)節(jié)日：TheSpringFestivalAlsoknownastheChineseNewYearThemostimportantandcomprehensivefestival.Inchina,wecalled"過(guò)年”！TraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalWritingandPastingcoupletsondoorsCreatingpaper-cutsforwindowdecorationSettingofffire-crackersChildrenGettingmoneyinredenvelopesfromtheirparentsandrelativesEnjoyingFamilyReunionDinneronNewYear’sEve。。。。。。TheDragonBoatFestival

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

傳統(tǒng)西方節(jié)日：1：Halloween2：ThanksgivingDay3：Easter4：ChristmasDay〔itisontheway!)5:AprilFool’sCustoms6:Valentine'sDayChristmasDay圣誕節(jié)

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(各種情人節(jié)〕日記情人節(jié)(diaryday)西方傳統(tǒng)情人節(jié)〔DoubleSeventhFestival〕白色情人節(jié)〔WhiteDay〕黑色情人節(jié)〔BlackDay〕黃色與玫瑰情人節(jié)(YellowandRoseDay)親吻情人節(jié)(KissDay)銀色情人節(jié)〔SilverDay〕綠色情人節(jié)(GreenDay)音樂(lè)情人節(jié)與相片情人節(jié)(MusicDay&PhotoDay)葡萄酒情人節(jié)〔WineDay〕橙色情人節(jié)與電影情人節(jié)〔OrangeDayMovieDay〕擁抱情人節(jié)〔HugDay〕WhatcausedthedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternfestival?

中國(guó)長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)處于封建自給自足的農(nóng)業(yè)社會(huì)和自然經(jīng)濟(jì)中,其傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日具有濃厚的農(nóng)業(yè)色彩,包含了農(nóng)耕文明的社會(huì)特征,主要是從歲時(shí)節(jié)令轉(zhuǎn)換而來(lái)的西方文化由于長(zhǎng)久受基督教的影響,其傳