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1、Culturaldiversity——南宁二中uglyPielet’s EnjoyAShowNianVSChristmasTheOriginofNianTheChineseNewYearisnowpopularlyknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitstartsfromtheBeginningofSpring(thefirstofthetwenty-fourtermsincoodinationwiththechangesofNature).Itsoriginistoooldtobetraced.Severalexpla
2、nationsarehangingaround.Allagree,however,thatthewordNian,whichinmodernChinesesolelymeans"year",wasoriginallythenameofamonsterbeastthatstartedtopreyonpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningofanewyear.OnelegendgoesthatthebeastNianhadaverybigmouththatwouldswallowagreatmanypeoplewithoneb
3、ite.Peoplewereveryscared.Oneday,anoldmancametotheirrescue,offeringtosubdueNian.ToNianhesaid,"Ihearsaythatyouareverycapable,butcanyouswallowtheotherbeastsofpreyonearthinsteadofpeoplewhoarebynomeansofyourworthyopponents?"So,itdidswallowmanyofthebeastsofpreyonearththatalsoharrass
4、edpeopleandtheirdomesticanimalsfromtimetotime.Afterthat,theoldmandisappearedridingthebeastNian.Heturnedouttobeanimmortalgod.NowthatNianisgoneandotherbeastsofpreyarealsoscaredintoforests,peoplebegintoenjoytheirpeacefullife.Beforetheoldmanleft,hehadtoldpeopletoputupredpaperdecor
5、ationsontheirwindowsanddoorsateachyear'sendtoscareawayNianincaseitsneakedbackagain,becauseredisthecolorthebeastfearedthemost.Fromthenon,thetraditionofobservingtheconquestofNianiscarriedonfromgenerationtogeneration.Theterm"GuoNian",whichmaymean"SurvivetheNian"becomestoday"Celeb
6、ratethe(New)Year"astheword"guo"inChinesehavingboththemeaningof"pass-over"and"observe".Thecustomofputtingupredpaperandfiringfire-crackerstoscareawayNianshouldithaveachancetorunlooseisstillaround.However,peopletodayhavelongforgottenwhytheyaredoingallthis,exceptthattheyfeelthecol
7、orandthesoundaddtotheexcitementofthecelebration.TheOriginofChristmasDecember25eachyear,isthedayChristianscommemoratethebirthofJesus,knownasChristmas.ThebirthofJesusinBethlehemsignaledthefulfillmentofalongawaitedpromisethatGodwouldsendsomeone,hispersonalrepresentative,toremovet
8、henegativeeffectsofpersonalevilintheworld.Jesuswasthatreprese
