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1、CultureDifferencesofChineseandWesternTraditionalFestivalAbstractTraditionalfestivalsarethehistoricalproductsofanation’sdevelopment.WhetherinChinawhichhasalonghistoryofmorethanfivethousandyearsorinthenewbornAmerica,theoriginationoftraditionalfestivalsinthetwocount
2、riesissimilar.Mosttraditionalfestivalsoriginatedfrompeople’sexpectationforharvestintheagriculturalproduction,theworshiptowardsthegodsandthenature,sacrificestothehistoricalcharactersandetc.Afterthelong-termevolution,traditionalfestivalshavebecomeanindispensablepar
3、tofthenationalculture.Throughtraditionalfestivals,thedistinctculturalcharacteristicsofapeopleandthenationalspiritscanbeobserved.Sincetheancienttime,Chinahasbeenalargeagriculturalcountry,thesmall-scaleeconomicmodeknownas“Themenploughandthewomenweave”initiatedtheag
4、riculturalcivilizationofChinesecharacteristics.ChinesetraditionalfestivalsaredeeplyrootedintheagriculturalcivilizationandgreatlyinfluencedbyConfucianism.Tosomeextent,Chinesetraditionalfestivalshaverelievedfromtheprimitivetaboosandtendedtobehappyfestivalswhichrefl
5、ecttheconceptofharmonyandintegrationinConfucianism.InAmerica,religionplaysaveryimportantroleinpeople’slife.Withvariousbranches,thereligioussystemofAmericaisquitecomplicated,amongwhichChristianityisofthegreatestimportance.SomeAmericantraditionalfestivalsarethedire
6、ctproductsofChristianityandmostfestivalshaveevolvedintothereligiousfestivalslater.Thispaperisdesignedtodiscussthedifferencesincustoms,originsandotheraspectsoftraditionalfestivalswiththesimilarculturalconnotation,thenanalyzethereasonslyingbehindthedifferencesandfi
7、nallyreflecttheculturaldifferencesofthetwonations.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
8、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,
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