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1、ComparisonsBetweenChineseandWesternFestivals“Aholidayofanationrepresentsagloriouscultureandconcentratedcustomsofanation.”Contents1.Originoffestivals;2.Thecontrastiveanalysisofthreegroupsoffamousholidays;按当地著名地产Oktoberfest啤酒节Tomatina-TomatoFight（德国慕尼黑)（西班牙布诺镇）按浓厚的民族
2、习俗Water-SprinklingDoubleNinthFestivalFestival泼水节重阳节纪念英雄人物DragonBoatFestival端午节GoodFriday耶稣受难日Now,let’sseesomespecificexamplesVSSpringFestivalChristmasChristmasChristmas:sourceTomemorisethebirthofJesus.ThehistoryofChristmasdatesbackover4000years.ManyofourChristmastr
3、aditionswerecelebratedcenturiesbeforetheChristchildwasborn.The12daysofChristmas,thebrightfires,theYulelog,thegivingofgifts,carnivals(parades)withfloats,carolerswhosingwhilegoingfromhousetohouse,theholidayfeasts,andthechurchprocessionscanallbetracedbacktotheearlyMes
4、opotamians.SantaClausTheconceptoftheAmericanSantaClausoriginatedwithSt.Nicholas,whowasborninAsiaMinorin280A.D.Hewasknownasakind,benevolentman;indeedmadeasaintbecauseofhisgenerosity.DutchimmigrantstotheUnitedStatesbroughtwiththemtheirversionofthegift-givingSt.Nichol
5、as,knownasSinterKlass.Americans,unaccustomedtotheDutchpronunciation,turnedthisintoSantaClaus,whoisbelovedasasymbolofChristmasbychildrenofallages.SpringFestivalSpringFestival:sourceThemostimportantfeastinChina.TheoriginoftheChineseNewYearistoooldtoactuallybetraced.I
6、tispopularlyrecognizedastheSpringFestivalandcelebrationslast15days.PreparationstendtobeginamonthfromthedateoftheChineseNewYear(similartoChristmas),whenpeoplestartbuyingpresents,decorativematerials,foodandclothing.DifferentConsuetudeBetweenSpringFestivalandChristmas
7、SpringFestivalAhugeclean-upgetsunderwaydaysbeforetheNewYear,whenChinesehousesarecleanedfromtoptobottom,tosweepawayanytracesofbadluck,anddoorsandwindowpanesaregivenanewcoatofpaint,usuallyred.Thedoorsandwindowsarethendecoratedwithpapercutsandcoupletswiththemessuchash
8、appiness,wealthonthem.TheeveoftheNewYearisperhapsthemostexcitingpartoftheevent,asanticipationcreepsin.Here,traditionsandritualsareverycarefullyob
