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1、DiferencesBetweenNewYearandChristmasTherearemanydifferencesbetweentheChinesetraditionalcustomsandthewesterncustoms.Asthenewyear'scoming,let'stalkaboutsomethingaboutthewesternnewyear:ChristmasandtheChinesenewyear:springfestival.SpringFestivalFarandawaythemostimportantho
2、lidayinChinaisSpringFestival,alsoknownastheChineseNewYear.TotheChinesepeopleitisasimportantasChristmastopeopleintheWest.ThedatesforthisannualcelebrationaredeterminedbythelunarcalendarratherthantheGregoriancalendar,sothetimingoftheholidayvariesfromlateJanuarytoearlyFebr
3、uary.TotheordinaryChinese,thefestivalactuallybeginsontheeveofthelunarNewYear'sDayandendsonthefifthdayofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendar.Butthe15thofthefirstmonth,whichnormallyiscalledtheLanternFestival,meanstheofficialendoftheSpringFestivalinmanypartsofthecountry.Prepar
4、ationsfortheNewYearbeginthelastfewdaysofthelastmoon,whenhousesarethoroughlycleaned,debtsrepaid,haircutandnewclothespurchased.Housesarefestoonedwithpaperscrollsbearingauspiciousantitheticalcouplet(asshowonbothsideofthepage)andinmanyhomes,peopleburnincenseathomeandinthet
5、emplestopayrespectstoancestorsandaskthegodsforgoodhealthinthecomingmonths."GuoNian,"meaning"passingtheyear,"isthecommontermamongtheChinesepeopleforcelebratingtheSpringFestival.Itactuallymeansgreetingthenewyear.Atmidnightattheturnoftheoldandnewyear,peopleusedtoletofffir
6、e-crackerswhichservetodriveawaytheevilspiritsandtogreetthearrivalofthenewyear.Inaninstantthewholecitywouldbeengulfedinthedeafeningnoiseofthefirecrackers.OnNewYear'sEve,allthemembersoffamiliescometogethertofeast.Jiaozi,asteameddumplingaspicturedbelow,ispopularinthenorth
7、,whilesouthernersfavorastickysweetglutinousricepuddingcalledniangao.ChristmasDay(December25)ChristmasisajoyfulreligiousholidaywhenChristianscelebratethebirthofJesusChrist.TheChristmasstorycomesfromtheBible.AnangelappearedtoshepherdsandtoldthemthataSaviorhadbeenborntoMa
8、ryandJosephinastableinBethlehem.ThreeWiseMenfromtheEast(theMagi)followedawondrousstarwhichledthemtothebabyJesustowhom
