中西方节日差异

1、,Chinese Traditional Festivals VS Foreign Festivals 杜旭 13085118,The Spring Festival The Lantern Festival（元宵节） The Dragon Boat Festival（端午） The Mid-Autumn Festival The Double Seventh Day（七夕） The Double Ninth Day（重阳）,传统中国节日：,The Spring Festival,Also known as the Chinese New Year The most important and

2、 comprehensive festival. In china, we called 过年”！,Traditional Customs Relating To The Spring Festival,Writing and Pasting couplets on doors Creating paper-cuts for window decoration Setting off fire-crackers Children Getting money in red envelopes from their parents and relatives Enjoying Family Reu

3、nion Dinner on New Years Eve 。,The Dragon Boat Festival(Today is importment to me ,because it is my birthday!),Also known as Duanwu Jie It falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in Chinese lunar calendar.,Traditional Customs Relating To The Festival,Racing dragon boats,Traditional Customs Relatin

4、g To The Festival,Eating Zongzi,Traditional Customs Relating To The Festival,Holding dragon-boat races. Eating Zongzi,传统西方节日： 1：Halloween 2：Thanksgiving Day 3：Easter 4：Christmas Day （it is on the way!) 5:April Fools Customs 6:Valentines Day,Christmas Day 圣诞节,Christmas is the feast of the nativity of

5、 Jesus, on 25th December every year. But, nobody know the actual birthday of Jesus. The Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly Santa Claus was first made popular in nineteenth century.,About Christmas,On Christmas Eve,before going to bed,someone

6、 would put a sock next to the pillow or fireplace,waiting for Santa Claus to present on the socks. In the West, playing Santa Claus is also a custom. The custom of eating turkey at Christmas dinner began in 1620. This custom flourished in the United States.,Christmas customs,Valentines Day,Saint Val

7、entines Day, commonly shortened to Valentines Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions.The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD. It was dele

8、ted from the General Roman Calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as valentines). The day first became associated with romantic love in th

9、e circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. Modern Valentines Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting card

10、s.,Valentines Day(各种情人节）,日记情人节 (diary day) 西方传统情人节（Double Seventh Festival ） 白色情人节（White Day） 黑色情人节（Black Day） 黄色与玫瑰情人节 (Yellow and Rose Day) 亲吻情人节(Kiss Day) 银色情人节（Silver Day） 绿色情人节 (Green Day) 音乐情人节与相片情人节 (Music Day & Photo Day) 葡萄酒情人节（Wine Day） 橙色情人节与电影情人节（Orange Day Movie Day） 拥抱情人节（Hug Day）,What caused the differences between Chinese and western festival?,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, 其传统节日起