节日作文之中西方节日差异英语作文

中西方节日差异英语作文【篇一：英语论文中西方传统节日文化的差异】culturedifferencesofchineseandwesterntraditionalfestivalabstracttraditionalfestivalsarethehistoricalproductsofanation’sdevelopment.whetherinchinawhichhasalonghistoryofmorethanfivethousandyearsorinthenewbornamerica,theoriginationoftraditionalfestivalsinthetwocountriesissimilar.mosttraditionalfestivalsoriginatedfrompeople’sexpectationforharvestintheagriculturalproduction,theworshiptowardsthegodsandthenature,sacrificestothehistoricalcharactersandetc.afterthelong-termevolution,traditionalfestivalshavebecomeanindispensablepartofthenationalculture.throughtraditionalfestivals,thedistinctculturalcharacteristicsofapeopleandthenationalspiritscanbeobserved.sincetheancienttime,chinahasbeenalargeagriculturalcountry,thesmall-scaleeconomicmodeknownas—themenploughandthewomenweavellinitiatedtheagriculturalcivilizationofChinesecharacteristics.chinesetraditionalfestivalsaredeeplyrootedintheagriculturalcivilizationandgreatlyinfluencedbyconfucianism.tosomeextent,chinesetraditionalfestivalshaverelievedfromtheprimitivetaboosandtendedtobehappyfestivalswhichreflecttheconceptofharmonyandintegrationinconfucianism.inamerica,religionplaysaveryimportantroleinpeople’slife.withvariousbranches,thereligioussystemofamericaisquitecomplicated,amongwhichchristianityisofthegreatestimportance.someamericantraditionalfestivalsarethedirectproductsofchristianityandmostfestivalshaveevolvedintothereligiousfestivalslater.thispaperisdesignedtodiscussthedifferencesincustoms,originsandotheraspectsoftraditionalfestivalswiththesimilarculturalconnotation,thenanalyzethereasonslyingbehindthedifferencesandfinallyreflecttheculturaldifferencesofthetwonations.thepaperalsoanalyzesthemutualfusionintradtionalholidaysbetweenchinaandthewest.keywords:traditionalfestivals;chineseandamericanculture;culturaldifferences;causes;mutualfusion.中西方传统节日文化的差异摘要传统节日是一个民族发展的历史产物。无论是在有着五千多年悠长历史的中国还是在新生的美国，传统节日的起源都显示出相通之处，大多数传统节日都源自于人们在农业生产生活中对丰收的期盼、对天地神灵和自然的崇拜、以及对历史人物的祭奠等等。传统节日在长期的演变和发展中，已经成为民族文化不可或缺的一部分，透过传统节日可以反映一个民族的文化特色和民族精神。中国自古以来就是一个农业大国，“男耕女织”的小农经济模式开创了具有中国特色的农耕文化。中国传统节日深深植根于农耕文化之中，在演变过程中深受儒家思想的影响。从某种程度而言，中国传统节日已经渐渐摆脱原始禁忌和崇拜，演化成为体现儒家和合思想的欢庆祥和的节日。在美国，宗教的影响和地位是不言而喻的，美国的宗教体系错综复杂，其中最有影响力的宗教派别是基督教。美国的传统节日大都衍化成为基督教的产物，大多数的美国节日在日后的发展中都成为宗教性的节日。本文从两国传统节日中有着相似文化内涵的节日出发，探讨这些传统节日在起源、节日习俗等方面的差异，并分析产生这些差异的原因，从而折射出两国传统节日文化的差异。另外本文也探讨了中西方传统节日的相互融合。原创英语毕业论文请咨询qq253771735关键词：传统节日；中美文化；差异；根源；相互融合contentsintroductiondifferencesbetweenchineseandwesterntraditionalfestivalsthespringfestivalvs.thanksgivingdaythezhongyuanfestivalvs.halloweenthechinesevalentine’sdayvs.valentine’roductionchinaisamulti-ethnicnation,withthehannationalityaccountingforthemajorityofthetotalpopulationandvariousethnicminoritiesintheminority(zhao,2002).accordingtozhao(2002)andtan(2003),peopleindifferentnationalitiesorregionscelebratesometraditionalfestivalsoftheirown,whileamongallthefestivalsthemosttypicalonescelebratedbychinesepeopleincommonconsistoftheseones:thespringfestival,thelanternfestival,tomb-sweepingday,thedragonboatfestival,thechinesevalentine’sday,thezhongyuanfestival,mid-autumnday,thedouble-ninthfestival,thewintersolstice,thelabafestival,andthekitchengodfestival,etc.differentfromchina,americaisamulti-culturalnationwiththeimmigrantstakingalargeproportionofitspopulationandpeoplefromdifferentcountrieslivetogetherandtheculturesbroughtwiththemmeltintothedistinctamericanculture(wu,2003;hu,2004;william,2007).inthesystemofamericantraditionalfestivals,therearefestivalsoriginatinginthehomelandandfestivalsbroughtfromtheforeignlands.thefestivalsinamericacanbedividedintothelegalholidaysandtraditionalones;besides,somestatesalsocelebrateafewfestivalsoftheirown(ellinwood,2005).ingeneral,accordingtosamovaretal.(2008),themostpopulartraditionalfestivalscelebratedbyamericanpeopleincludethefollowingones:newyear’sday,valentine’sday,st.patrick’sday,allfools’day,mother’sday,father’sday,halloween,easter,thanksgivingday,andchristmas,etc.accordingtothefolklorists’research,traditionalfestivalsindifferentsocietiesderivefromsuchoriginationsaspeople’sexpectationforabountifulharvestintheagriculturalproduction,theprimitiveworshiptowardsthegodsandthenature,sacrificestoancestorsandhistoricalcharactersandsoon,anditisunabletodenythattraditionalfestivalsdisplaytheculturaldifferencesonseveralaspects(davis,2001;niandqiao,2003).inthemodernworldwithglobalizationtakingsuchafastpace,communicationamongpeopleofdifferentnationalitiesismorecommoninthefieldsofpolitics,economy,culturalandtechnologicalexchangeandothers.inacontextofdifferentcultures,misunderstandingsandconflictsarelikelytoariseintheprocessofcommunicationwhenthereislittleawarenessofdiverseculturalvaluesandbeliefs.therefore,therecognitionandunderstandingoftheculturaldifferencesisofgreatimportancetopromotethecross-culturalcommunication.thispaperisdesignedtoinvestigatetheculturaldifferencesembodiedintraditionalfestivalsinchinaandamericabasedontheanalysisoftraditionalfestivalsinthetwocultureswithsimilarculturalconnotation.differencesbetweenchineseandwesterntraditionalfestivalstraditionalfestivals,asanintegralpartofthenationalculture,possessrichculturalconnotations.tosomeextent,traditionalfestivalsarethemanifestationandsublimationofhumanbeings’cognitionandemotionstowardtheworldandinthelightoftheuniversalcognitionandemotionsofhumanbeings,itisnowonderthattherearetraditionalfestivalsinthetwocultureswiththesimilarculturalconnotations(zhang,2001).however,behindthesimilarculturalconnotationsoftraditionalfestivals,originsandcustomsofthesefestivalsaregreatlydifferentiated,whichillustratetheculturaldifferencesofthetwonations.thespringfestivalvs.thanksgivingdaythespringfestivalinchinaandthanksgivingdayinamericaarebothfestivalsforfamilymemberstoreuniteandtostrengthenthefamilybonds.thespringfestivalisthebiggestfestivalobservedbychinesepeople.however,inthebeginning,the—springfestivalswasnotheldtofarewelltothepastyearandwelcomethechineselunarnewyear,buttocelebratethecomingof—springcommencell(the1stsolarterm)(chenandlu,1989).forwhen-springcommencedarrived,whichwasseemedasthecomingofspring,farmershadtosowseedsinthefarmland.justastheoldsayinggoesthat—thewholeyear’sworkdependsonagoodstartinspringll【篇二：中西方教育差异英语作文】chineseeducationversusamericaneducationasweknow,thereareagreatmanydifferencesbetweencultureoftheeastandwest.becauseicantlistallofthedifferentaspect,iwilltakethedifferencesofteachingsysteminchinaandamericaforexample.firstofall,inchina,inthesameschool,heunitedstates,thereisnodistinctionbetweenclasses.thosestudentswhohavestrongabilitycanchoosemoredifficultlesson;theabilityinferiorcanchoosemorebasiccourses.theschoolregularlydoesacomprehensivesummarytoeachstudentandtakesremedialmeasuresforthestudentswhohavepoorperformance.whatsmore,chinesestudentsalwayscomplainabouttheirhomeworkbecausetoomuchhomeworkhaslimitedthetimetoexerciseandrelax.theyhavetorecitemanythingsastogetahighmark.homeworkcomesthefirsttothem.however,thestudyinamericaismoreinteresting.teacherspayattentiontotrainingstudentsskillsinthinkingtherealisticliferatherthanemphasisontheimportanceofmemories.inaddition,therateofgoingtoschool,thetuition,andthejobofgraduatesarequitedifferent,too.fromwhathasbeenmentionedabove,wecandrawtheconclusionthatalthoughtwocountriesbothattachgreatimportancetoeducation,americaseducationsystemismoreconsummateandfreethanchinas.asfarasimconcerned,ourgovernmentmusttakequickactionstoimproveitsteachingsystem