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1、CulturalDifferencesinChineseandWesternFestivals【Abstract】Festivalsarepreciousculturalheritageofdifferentcountries,sodifferentfestivalscanreflectdifferentcultures.ThisarticlediscussesculturaldifferencesandcomparisonbetweensomeoneinChineseandwesternfestivals,aimingtop
2、romotecross-culturecommunication.【Keywords】festivals;culturedifferences;SpringFestivalandtheChristmasDay;thePureBrightnessFestivalandtheHalloween;theChineseValentine’sDayandtheWesternValentine’sDay1.SummaryFestivalsarepreciousculturalheritageofdifferentcountries.Tha
3、tisalsothereasonwhyfestivalsinChinaandwesterncountrieshavelittleincommon.Asamatteroffact,Chineseandwesternfestivalsserveasanintriguingwindowintotheirculturaldifferences.Theirdifferentoriginsandpeople'sdifferentwaystocelebratethefestivalsallreflecttheirculturalcontra
4、sts.Firstofall,thenamingandtheoriginsofChineseandwesternfestivalsareanindicationoftheirtotallydifferenttraditions.InChina,manyofourfestivalsareconnectedwithseasonswhichhavegreatinfluenceonagriculture.NewYear'sDay,theSpringFestival,QingmingFestival,DuanwuFestival,Mid
5、-AutumnFestival,ChongyangFestivalandWinterSolsticeFestivalareallexamples.TakeDuanwuFestival,forinstance.ExceptfortheexplanationstohonorthegreatpoetQuyuan,manyfolkscholarsbelievethatitoriginatedfromsummersolsticeandpeople'sworshipofdragons.Inthefifthlunarmonth,cropsb
6、egintogrowquickly.Obviouslywaterisvitallyimportanttoagriculturalproduction.WhileinancientChina,dragonwasbelievedtobethegodinchargeofwater.Onthedayofthefestival,peopleraceddragonboatstopleasethegodandofferhimZongzi.Inthisway,theyprayforfavorableweatherforagriculture.
7、AsregardsChongyangFestivalwhichfallsontheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth,itisinthegoldenharvestseason.Allpeopleareingreatenjoymentoftheexcitingharvest.SowecanseeChinahasbeenabigcountryofagriculturesincealongtimeago,andChinesepeopletendtoattachgreatimportancetoagricultu
8、re.Nowlet'sseetheoriginsofthewesternfestivals.Moreoftenthannot,wefindtheappearanceofreligion,especiallyChristianity.ThereareNewYear'sDay,E
