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1、ComparisonbetweenChristmasandtheSpringFestivalDatingbacktotheancienttimes,therehaveexistedafestivaltobidfarewelltotheoldyearandtousherinthenewone.DespitethedifferencesbetweenthewesterncountriesandChina,ChristmasandtheSpringFestivalgraduallycameintoexistence.Certainsi
2、milaritiesdoexistbetweenthesetwofestivalsonthegroundsthatallofvariouscultures,essentiallyspeaking,havebeendevelopinginasimilarway.Forinstance,theyareboththelongestholidaysofsubstantialimportanceandheldannuallyintheirownareas.Besides,onholiday,vacationerstendtodoashop
3、pingspreeandtodecoratetheirhousestolendhousesafestivelook.Moreover,familymembersorfriendsdinetogetherforafestivefeasttocelebratetheendofthelastyearandthebeginningofanewyearinspiteofdifferentcalendars.Nevertheless,allfeaturesarenotthesame.Owingtosomenaturalconditionss
4、uchasclimateandsoil,peoplehaveturkeys,applepiesandsoontocelebratetheChristmaswhilesomedeliciouscuisinesmadeofpoultryandvegetablesareservedintheSpringFestival.Secondly,peopleinwesterncountriesusuallydecorateanevery-greentreewithsomesmallcolorfulballs,lights,stars,sant
5、ahatsandabigyellowstarplacedonthetopofthetree.Reversely,inChina,Springcouplets,SpringFestivalpictures,and“fuzi”arepastedupfordecoration.Apartfromthosementionedabove,itisprettycommontopresentagiftduringtheholidays.OnChristmas,wrappedboxgiftsareoftenputunderaChristmast
6、ree.ChildrenaredelightedtohangChristmasstockingsinwhichtheywillfindcandiesandpresentsafterChristmasEve.However,itdiffersinChina.Itisconventionalthateldersgivechildren“hongbao”intheSpringFestival------aredpaperbagwithmoneyandelders’wishes.Lastbutnotleast,diverseorigin
7、soffestivalsarediversecustomstosomedegrees.ChristmasstemsfromapaganfestivalwhichwastailoredtobecompatiblewithDoxiesofChristianitylater.Differentfromthat,theSpringFestivalderivesfromalegendthatpeoplemanagetodriveawayamonsteridentifiedas“nian”thatusedtoappearandhurtpeo
8、pleatNewYear’sEve.Therefore,thecustomoffiringfirecrackersandgettingtogetherforafeastcouldsurvive.Onbalance,festivalstakerootintheir
