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1、TheChineseSpringFestivalandtheWesternChristmas Abstract:Festival,asaculturalphenomenon,comesintobeingduringthecourseofhumandevelopmentandhistoricalevolution.Thisuniqueculturalphenomenonembodieshumancognitionandattentiontothenaturalenvironmentsandperipheralsurroundings.TheSpringFestivalisthechiefh
2、olidayinChinawhileChristmasisthemostimportantred-letterdayinthewesternworld.WeshouldcompareChineseandwesterncultureandcustom,findthedifferenceandsimilarity,soastocopywithsomeproblemsininternationalcommunication,alsotheworkcanhelpustoknowwesterncountriesbetter,maybethisismeaningfulforustoimproveou
3、rowncultureconstruction.InthisarticleweattempttointroduceSpringFestival&ChristmasDayandputemphasesonthecomparisonofSpringFestival&ChristmasDay,discusstheSimilarityandthedifferencesofthetowfestiveastohistory(origin),celebration,decorationandfood.ChineseareinclinedtocelebratewesternfestivalsChristm
4、asDay,thearticlehasanalyzedtheproblemdeeplyandholdstheopinionthatweshouldknowourownculturebetter,atlastthecausesofthedifferencesareexplored.Keywords:SpringFestival,Christmas,Culture 1.IntroductionFestivalisdefinedasaspecialoccasiononwhichpeoplemaygivethanksforaharvest,commemorateanhonoredpersonor
5、event,payrespecttothedead,orcelebrateaculture.Everynationhasitsownfolkfestivals.Thosefestivalsgivepeopleachancetobeawayfromtheirregularworkandeverydayworriestoenjoythemselvesandtodevelopkindshipandfriendship.TheSpringFestivalisthechiefholidayinChinawhileChristmasisthemostimportantred-letterdayint
6、hewesternworld.TheSpringFestivalandChristmashavemuchincommon.Botharepreparedbeforehandtocreateajoyousatmosphere;bothofferafamilyreunionwithasquarefeast:andbothsatisfythechildrenwithnewclothes,lovelypresentsanddeliciousfood.However,theChineseSpringFestivalhasnoreligiousbackgroundwhileChristmashass
7、omethingtodowithGodandthereisSantaClauswithwhiteheardtobringchildrenpresents.ThewesternerssendeachotherChristmascardsforgreetingswhiletheChinesepeoplepayacalloneachother.Nowadays,someoftheChineseyouthhasbeguntocelebrat
