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ThedifferencesoftraditionalfestivalsbetweentheUSAandChina 宗思雨 陆攀 王雅萌 汪礼文 DoyouknowanydifferencesoftraditionalfestivalsbetweentheU SandChina Today wewillintroducethemtoyou FestivalsinChina TheLanternFestival TheLanternFestival TheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth usuallyinFebruaryorMarchintheGregoriancalendar AsearlyastheWesternHanDynasty 206BC AD25 ithadbecomeafestivalwithgreatsignificance today thelanternfestivalisstillheldeachyeararoundthecountry Lanternsofvariousshapesandsizesarehunginthestreets attractingcountlessvisitors Childrenwillholdself madeorboughtlanternstostrollwithonthestreets extremelyexcited Guessinglanternriddles isanessentialpartoftheFestival Peoplewilleatyuanxiao orricedumplings onthisday soitisalsocalledthe YuanxiaoFestival Yuanxiaoalsohasanothername tangyuan tangyuaninChinesehasasimilarpronunciationwith tuanyuan meaningreunion Sopeopleeatthemtodenoteunion harmonyandhappinessforthefamily yuanxiao orricedumplings FestivalsinChina Mid autumnday ZhongQiuJie whichisalsoknownastheMid AutumnFestival iscelebratedonthe15thdayofthe8thmonthofthelunarcalendar Itisatimeforfamilymembersandlovedonestocongregateandenjoythefullmoon anauspicioussymbolofabundance harmonyandluck AdultswillusuallyindulgeinfragrantmooncakesofmanyvarietieswithagoodcupofpipinghotChinesetea whilethelittleonesrunaroundwiththeirbrightly litlanterns Mid AutumnDayisatraditionalfestivalinChina Almosteveryonelikestoeatmooncakesonthatday Mostfamilieshaveadinnertogethertocelebratethefestival Asayinggoes Themooninyourhometownisalmostalwaysthebrightestandroundest Manypeoplewholivefarawayfromhomeswanttogobacktohaveafamilyreunion Howhappyitistoenjoythemooncakeswhilewatchingthefullmoonwithyourfamilymembers Mooncakes FestivalsintheUSA ThanksgivingDay ThanksgivingDay PresidentoftheUnitedStatesproclaimedthefourthThursdayofNovemberasThanksgivingDayeveryyear Onthedinnertable peoplewillfindapples oranges chestnuts walnutsandgrapes Therewillbeplumpudding mincepie othervarietiesoffoodandcranberryjuiceandsquash Thebestandmostattractiveamongthemareroastturkeyandpumpkinpie TheyhavebeenthemosttraditionalandfavoritefoodonThanksgivingDaythroughouttheyears Thanksgivingtodayis ineverysense anationalannualholidayonwhichAmericansofallfaithsandbackgroundsjoinintoexpresstheirthanksfortheyear sbountyandreverentlyaskforcontinuedblessings Halloween HalloweenisanautumnholidaythatAmericanscelebrateeveryyear Itmeans holyevening anditcomeseveryOctober31 theeveningbeforeAllSaints Day Jackofthelantern Everyautumn whenthevegetablesarereadytoeat childrenpicklargeorangepumpkins Thentheycutfacesinthepumpkinsandputaburningcandleinside Itlooksasiftherewereapersonlookingoutofthepumpkin Theselightsarecalledjack o lanterns whichmeans Jackofthelantern happy Halloween Trickortreat ThechildrenalsoputonstrangemasksandfrighteningcostumeseveryHalloween Somechildrenpainttheirfacestolooklikemonsters Thentheycarryboxesorbagsfromhousetohouse Everytimetheycometoanewhouse theysay Trickortreat Moneyoreat Thegrown upsputtreat moneyorcandyintheirbags Notonlychildren butmostgrown upsalsoloveHalloweenandHalloweenpartiesbecauseonthisday theycandisguisethemselvesaspersonagesorghostastheirimaginationswillleadthem Thisbringthemthesatisfactionofbeingyoung Comparisonoffestivals ThespringfestivalandChristmasQingMingandEasterTheDoubleSeventhFestivalandValentine sDay Thespringfestival theSpringFestivalstartseveryyearintheearlydaysofthe12thlunarmonthandwilllasttillthemid1stlunarmonthofthenextyear Ofthem themostimportantdaysareSpringFestivalEveandthefirstthreedays Christmas December25thisChristmas celebratingthebirthofJesus ChristmasisbothaholidayandaHolyDay InAmericaitisthebiggesteventoftheyear Thedifferentcelebratingactivitiesofthetwofestivals ThespringfestivalAllthedoorpanelswillbepastedwithSpringFestivalcouplets ChristmasManypeopledecoratetheirhouseswithChristmastreesandlights ThespringfestivalOnSpringFestivalEve allfamilymemberseatdinnertogetherandthenwatchTheSpringFestivalcelebration ChristmasOnChristmasEve ChildrenhangstockingsforSantaClaustofillwithgifts ThespringfestivalWakinguponNewYear everybodydressesup Firsttheyextendgreetingstotheirparents TheneachchildwillgetmoneyasaNewYeargift wrappedupinredpaper ChristmasOnChristmasmorning thingssuchascinnamonrollsorcoffeecakeareservedforbreakfast andfordinnerthereistypicallyham andoccasionallyregalplumpudding Comparisonoffestivals ThespringfestivalandChristmasQingMingandEasterTheDoubleSeventhFestivalandValentine sDay QingMing QingMing whichisalsocalledTombSweepingDay isatraditionalChinesefestivalonthe104thdayafterthewintersolstice orthe15thdayfromtheSpringEquinox usuallyoccurringaroundApril5oftheGregoriancalendar Onthisday Chinesepeoplevisitthegravesorburialgroundsoftheirancestorsandburnpapergiftsforthedeparted Easter EasterisgenerallyinasectionfromMarch22toApril25between whichisamajorholidayafterChristmas OnEasterSundaychildrenwakeuptofindthattheEasterBunnyhasleftthembasketsofcandy Hehasalsohiddentheeggsthattheydecoratedearlierthatweek Childrenhuntfortheeggsallaroundthehouse Comparisonoffestivals ThespringfestivalandChristmasQingMingandEasterTheDoubleSeventhFestivalandValentine sDay TheDoubleSeventhFestival TheDoubleSeventhFestivalisalsocalledQixiFestival Itsoriginisaboutthelovestoryofthecowherdandtheweavergirl OnQiXi afestoonisplacedintheyardandthesingleornewlymarriedwomeninthehouseholdmakeanofferingtoNiulangandZhin consistingoffruit flowers tea andfacialpowder Afterfinishingtheoffering halfofthefacialpowderisthrownontheroofandtheotherhalfdividedamongtheyoungwomenofthehousehold Itisbelievedthatbydoingthis thewomenareboundinbeautywithZhin AnothertraditionisforyounggirlstothrowasewingneedleintoabowlfullofwateronthenightofQiXiasatestofembroideryskills Iftheneedlefloatsontopofthewaterinsteadofsinking itprovesthegirlisaskilledembroideress Valentine sDay Valentine sDayisnowadayforsweethearts Itisthedaythatyoushowyourfriendorlovedonethatyoucare Youcansendcandytosomeoneyouthinkisspecial Oryoucansendroses thefloweroflove Mostpeoplesend valentines agreetingcardnamedafterthenotesthatSt Valentinereceivedinjail Valentinescanbesentimental romanticandheartfelt Theycanbefunnyandfriendly Ifthesenderisshy valentinescanbeanonymous Americansofallageslovetosendandreceivevalentines Handmadevalentinescreatedbycuttingheartsoutofcoloredpaper showthatalotofthoughtwasputintomakingthempersonal Valentinescanbeheart shaped orhavehearts thesymboloflove onthem Inelementaryschoolschildrenmakevalentinesfortheirclassmatesandputtheminalargedecoratedbox similartoamailbox OnFebruary14 theteacheropenstheboxanddistributesthevalentinestoeachstudent Afterthestudentsreadtheirvalentinestheyhaveasmallpartywithrefreshments Conclusions 1 TheconstitudeofChinesetraditionalfestivalstimingreflectsChina sleadingpositionintheagriculturalcivilization whichrecordsthehistorytrackclearly whilethetimingofAmerica sreflectsthesignificantpositionofreligionintheirlives andthereturnofhumannatureaftertheRenaissance 中国传统节日时序构成规律体现了中国历史发展中农耕文明