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1、FestivalsMainfestivalsinChinaandthewesterncountriesTheSpringFestivalTheLanternDayTheDragonBoatsDayInternationalLaborDayTheMiddleAutumnDayTheNationalDayChristmasDayEasterDayThanksgivingDayAprilFool'sDayMother'sDayFather'sDayHalloweenFestivalsSpringFestivalThedateThe

2、originsThecustomsThefoodChristmasDayTheoriginsThedateThehistoryThetraditionThefoodTheSpringFestivalThedateofSpringFestivalTheChineseNewYearstartswiththeNewMoon（新月）onthefirstdayofthenewyearandendsonthefullmoon（满月）15dayslater.The15thdayofthenewyeariscalledtheLanternF

3、estival（元宵节）,whichiscelebratedatnightwithlanterndisplaysandchildrencarryinglanternsinaparade.TheOriginofChineseNewYearTheChineseNewYearisnowpopularlyknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitstartsfromthebeginningofSpring(thefirstofthetwenty-fourtermsincoordinationwiththech

4、angesofNature).Itsoriginistoooldtobetraced.Severalexplanationsarehangingaround.Allagree,however,thatthewordNian,whichinmodernChinesesolelymeans"year",wasoriginallythenameofamonsterbeastthatstartedtopreyonpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningofanewyear.ThecustomsNewYear'

5、sEveandNewYear'sDayarecelebratedasafamilyaffair,atimeofreunionandthanksgiving.ThecelebrationwastraditionallyhighlightedwithareligiousceremonygiveninhonorofHeavenandEarth（万物）,thegodsofthehouseholdandthefamilyancestors.Thesacrificetotheancestors,themostvitalofallther

6、itual(仪式),unitedthelivingmemberswiththosewhohadpassedaway.Departedrelativesarerememberedwithgreatrespectbecausetheywereresponsibleforlayingthefoundationsforthefortuneandgloryofthefamily.ThepresenceoftheancestorsisacknowledgedonNewYear'sEvewithadinnerarrangedforthem

7、atthefamilybanquettable.Thespiritsoftheancestors,togetherwiththeliving,celebratetheonsetoftheNewYearasonegreatcommunity.Thecommunalfeastcalled"surroundingthestove"orweilu.Itsymbolizesfamilyunityandhonorsthepastandpresentgenerations.havetheSpringFestival（过年）redpacke

8、ts(cashwrappedupinredpaper,symbolizefortuneandwealthinthecomingyear)SpringFestivalcoupletspaper-cutsNewYeaspaintingsFirecrackers(peoplescareoffev