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1、TheChineseSpringFestivalandtheWesternChristmas Abstract:Festival,asaculturalphenomenon,comesintobeingduringthecourseofhumandevelopmentandhistoricalevolution.Thisuniqueculturalphenomenonembodieshumancognitionandattentiontothenaturalenvironmentsandperipheralsurroundings.TheSpringFestivalisthec
2、hiefholidayinChinawhileChristmasisthemostimportantred-letterdayinthewesternworld.WeshouldcompareChineseandwesterncultureandcustom,findthedifferenceandsimilarity,soastocopywithsomeproblemsininternationalcommunication,alsotheworkcanhelpustoknowwesterncountriesbetter,maybethisismeaningfulforust
3、oimproveourowncultureconstruction.InthisarticleweattempttointroduceSpringFestival&ChristmasDayandputemphasesonthecomparisonofSpringFestival&ChristmasDay,discusstheSimilarityandthedifferencesofthetowfestiveastohistory(origin),celebration,decorationandfood.Chineseareinclinedtocelebratewesternf
4、estivalsChristmasDay,thearticlehasanalyzedtheproblemdeeplyandholdstheopinionthatweshouldknowourownculturebetter,atlastthecausesofthedifferencesareexplored.Keywords:SpringFestival,Christmas,Culture 1.IntroductionFestivalisdefinedasaspecialoccasiononwhichpeoplemaygivethanksforaharvest,commemor
5、ateanhonoredpersonorevent,payrespecttothedead,orcelebrateaculture.Everynationhasitsownfolkfestivals.Thosefestivalsgivepeopleachancetobeawayfromtheirregularworkandeverydayworriestoenjoythemselvesandtodevelopkindshipandfriendship.TheSpringFestivalisthechiefholidayinChinawhileChristmasisthemost
6、importantred-letterdayinthewesternworld.TheSpringFestivalandChristmashavemuchincommon.Botharepreparedbeforehandtocreateajoyousatmosphere;bothofferafamilyreunionwithasquarefeast:andbothsatisfythechildrenwithnewclothes,lovelypresentsanddeliciousfood.However,theChineseSpringFestivalhasnoreligio
7、usbackgroundwhileChristmashassomethingtodowithGodandthereisSantaClauswithwhiteheardtobringchildrenpresents.ThewesternerssendeachotherChristmascardsforgreetingswhiletheChinesepeoplepayacalloneachother.Nowadays,someoftheChineseyouthhasbeguntocelebrat
