diferences between new year and christmas

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1、DiferencesBetweenNewYearandChristmasTherearemanydifferencesbetweentheChinesetraditionalcustomsandthewesterncustoms.Asthenewyear'scoming,let'stalkaboutsomethingaboutthewesternnewyear:ChristmasandtheChinesenewyear:springfestival.SpringFestivalFarandawaythemostimportantholidayinChinaisSpring

2、Festival,alsoknownastheChineseNewYear.TotheChinesepeopleitisasimportantasChristmastopeopleintheWest.ThedatesforthisannualcelebrationaredeterminedbythelunarcalendarratherthantheGregoriancalendar,sothetimingoftheholidayvariesfromlateJanuarytoearlyFebruary.TotheordinaryChinese,thefestivalact

3、uallybeginsontheeveofthelunarNewYear'sDayandendsonthefifthdayofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendar.Butthe15thofthefirstmonth,whichnormallyiscalledtheLanternFestival,meanstheofficialendoftheSpringFestivalinmanypartsofthecountry.PreparationsfortheNewYearbeginthelastfewdaysofthelastmoon,whenhous

4、esarethoroughlycleaned,debtsrepaid,haircutandnewclothespurchased.Housesarefestoonedwithpaperscrollsbearingauspiciousantitheticalcouplet(asshowonbothsideofthepage)andinmanyhomes,peopleburnincenseathomeandinthetemplestopayrespectstoancestorsandaskthegodsforgoodhealthinthecomingmonths."GuoNi

5、an,"meaning"passingtheyear,"isthecommontermamongtheChinesepeopleforcelebratingtheSpringFestival.Itactuallymeansgreetingthenewyear.Atmidnightattheturnoftheoldandnewyear,peopleusedtoletofffire-crackerswhichservetodriveawaytheevilspiritsandtogreetthearrivalofthenewyear.Inaninstantthewholecit

6、ywouldbeengulfedinthedeafeningnoiseofthefirecrackers.OnNewYear'sEve,allthemembersoffamiliescometogethertofeast.Jiaozi,asteameddumplingaspicturedbelow,ispopularinthenorth,whilesouthernersfavorastickysweetglutinousricepuddingcalledniangao.ChristmasDay(December25)Christmasisajoyfulreligioush

7、olidaywhenChristianscelebratethebirthofJesusChrist.TheChristmasstorycomesfromtheBible.AnangelappearedtoshepherdsandtoldthemthataSaviorhadbeenborntoMaryandJosephinastableinBethlehem.ThreeWiseMenfromtheEast(theMagi)followedawondrousstarwhichledthemtothebabyJesustowhom