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1、CulturalDifferencesinChineseandWesternFestivalsFestivalsarepreciousculturalheritageofdifferentcountries.ThatisalsothereasonwhyfestivalsinChinaandwesterncountrieshavelittleincommon.Asamatteroffact,Chineseandwesternfestivalsserveasanintriguingwindowintotheirculturaldifferen
2、ces.Theirdifferentoriginsandpeople'sdifferentwaystocelebratethefestivalsallreflecttheirculturalcontrasts.Firstofall,thenamingandtheoriginsofChineseandwesternfestivalsareanindicationoftheirtotallydifferenttraditions.InChina,manyofourfestivalsareconnectedwithseasonswhichhav
3、egreatinfluenceonagriculture.NewYear'sDay,theSpringFestival,QingmingFestival,DuanwuFestival,Mid-AutumnFestival,ChongyangFestivalandWinterSolsticeFestivalareallexamples.TakeDuanwuFestival,forinstance.ExceptfortheexplanationstohonorthegreatpoetQuyuan,manyfolkscholarsbelieve
4、thatitoriginatedfromsummersolsticeandpeople'sworshipofdragons.Inthefifthlunarmonth,cropsbegintogrowquickly.Obviouslywaterisvitallyimportanttoagriculturalproduction.WhileinancientChina,dragonwasbelievedtobethegodinchargeofwater.Onthedayofthefestival,peopleraceddragonboatst
5、opleasethegodandofferhimZongzi.Inthisway,theyprayforfavorableweatherforagriculture.AsregardsChongyangFestivalwhichfallsontheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth,itisinthegoldenharvestseason.Allpeopleareingreatenjoymentoftheexcitingharvest.SowecanseeChinahasbeenabigcountryofagricu
6、lturesincealongtimeago,andChinesepeopletendtoattachgreatimportancetoagriculture.Nowlet'sseetheoriginsofthewesternfestivals.Moreoftenthannot,wefindtheappearanceofreligion,especiallyChristianity.ThereareNewYear'sDay,Epiphany,SaintPatrick'sDay,GoodFriday,Easter,ThanksgivingD
7、ayandChristmas.Theyareallconnectedwithreligion.GoodFridayistheanniversaryofthecrucifixionofJesus,EasteristocommemorateJesus’resurrectionandChristmasisthebirthdayofJesusChrist.Wecanseewesternfestivalsarecoveredwithastrongcolorofreligion.What'smore,people'sdifferentwaystoce
8、lebratethefestivalsembodytheirdifferentvalues.InChina,wepursuehealth,union,andharmony.Foodisamai
