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1、TheChineseSpringFestivalandtheWesternChristmas Abstract:Festival,asaculturalphenomenon,comesintobeingduringthecourseofhumandevelopmentandhistoricalevolution.Thisuniqueculturalphenomenonembodieshumancognitionandattentiontothenaturalenvironmentsandperipheralsurroundings.TheSpr
2、ingFestivalisthechiefholidayinChinawhileChristmasisthemostimportantred-letterdayinthewesternworld.WeshouldcompareChineseandwesterncultureandcustom,findthedifferenceandsimilarity,soastocopywithsomeproblemsininternationalcommunication,alsotheworkcanhelpustoknowwesterncountries
3、better,maybethisismeaningfulforustoimproveourowncultureconstruction.InthisarticleweattempttointroduceSpringFestival&ChristmasDayandputemphasesonthecomparisonofSpringFestival&ChristmasDay,discusstheSimilarityandthedifferencesofthetowfestiveastohistory(origin),celebration,deco
4、rationandfood.ChineseareinclinedtocelebratewesternfestivalsChristmasDay,thearticlehasanalyzedtheproblemdeeplyandholdstheopinionthatweshouldknowourownculturebetter,atlastthecausesofthedifferencesareexplored.Keywords:SpringFestival,Christmas,Culture 1.IntroductionFestivalisdef
5、inedasaspecialoccasiononwhichpeoplemaygivethanksforaharvest,commemorateanhonoredpersonorevent,payrespecttothedead,orcelebrateaculture.Everynationhasitsownfolkfestivals.Thosefestivalsgivepeopleachancetobeawayfromtheirregularworkandeverydayworriestoenjoythemselvesandtodevelopk
6、indshipandfriendship.TheSpringFestivalisthechiefholidayinChinawhileChristmasisthemostimportantred-letterdayinthewesternworld.TheSpringFestivalandChristmashavemuchincommon.Botharepreparedbeforehandtocreateajoyousatmosphere;bothofferafamilyreunionwithasquarefeast:andbothsatisf
7、ythechildrenwithnewclothes,lovelypresentsanddeliciousfood.However,theChineseSpringFestivalhasnoreligiousbackgroundwhileChristmashassomethingtodowithGodandthereisSantaClauswithwhiteheardtobringchildrenpresents.ThewesternerssendeachotherChristmascardsforgreetingswhiletheChines
8、epeoplepayacalloneachother.Nowadays,someoftheChineseyouthhasbeguntocelebrat
