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1、Comparisons Between Chinese and Western Festivals1“Aholidayofanationrepresentsagloriouscultureandconcentratedcustomsofanation.”2Contents1.Originoffestivals;2.Thecontrastiveanalysisofthreegroupsoffamousholidays;3按当地著名地产Oktoberfest啤酒节啤酒节Tomatina-TomatoFight(德国慕尼黑(德国慕尼黑)(西班牙布诺镇)(西班牙布诺镇)4按浓厚的民族习俗Water-S
2、prinklingDoubleNinthFestivalFestival泼水节泼水节重阳节重阳节5纪念英雄人物DragonBoatFestival端午节端午节GoodFriday耶稣受难日耶稣受难日6Now,letsseesomespecificexamples7VSSpringFestivalChristmas8Christmas9Christmas:sourceTomemorisethebirthofJesus.ThehistoryofChristmasdatesbackover4000years.ManyofourChristmastraditionswerecelebratedcent
3、uriesbeforetheChristchildwasborn.The12daysofChristmas,thebrightfires,theYulelog,thegivingofgifts,carnivals(parades)withfloats,carolerswhosingwhilegoingfromhousetohouse,theholidayfeasts,andthechurchprocessionscanallbetracedbacktotheearlyMesopotamians.10SantaClausTheconceptoftheAmericanSantaClausorigi
4、natedwithSt.Nicholas,whowasborninAsiaMinorin280A.D.Hewasknownasakind,benevolentman;indeedmadeasaintbecauseofhisgenerosity.DutchimmigrantstotheUnitedStatesbroughtwiththemtheirversionofthegift-givingSt.Nicholas,knownasSinterKlass.Americans,unaccustomedtotheDutchpronunciation,turnedthisintoSantaClaus,w
5、hoisbelovedasasymbolofChristmasbychildrenofallages.11SpringFestival12SpringFestival:sourceThemostimportantfeastinChina.TheoriginoftheChineseNewYearistoooldtoactuallybetraced.ItispopularlyrecognizedastheSpringFestivalandcelebrationslast15days.PreparationstendtobeginamonthfromthedateoftheChineseNewYea
6、r(similartoChristmas),whenpeoplestartbuyingpresents,decorativematerials,foodandclothing.13DifferentConsuetudeBetweenSpringFestivalandChristmasSpringFestivalAhugeclean-upgetsunderwaydaysbeforetheNewYear,whenChinesehousesarecleanedfromtoptobottom,tosweepawayanytracesofbadluck,anddoorsandwindowpanesare
7、givenanewcoatofpaint,usuallyred.Thedoorsandwindowsarethendecoratedwithpapercutsandcoupletswiththemessuchashappiness,wealthonthem.TheeveoftheNewYearisperhapsthemostexcitingpartoftheevent,asanticipationcreepsin.Here,traditionsandritualsareverycarefullyobservedineverythingfromfoodtoclothing.Dinnerisusu
8、allyafeastofdumplings,signifyingdifferentgoodwishes.14Anddumplingsboiledinwatersignifyingalong-lostgoodwishforafamily.Itsusualtowearsomethingredtowardoffevilspirits.Afterdinner,thefamilysitupforthenightplayingcards,boardgamesorwatchingTVprogrammersdedicatedtotheoccasion.Atmidnight,theskyislitupbyfir
9、eworks.Chinesekidscanget“luckymoney”inredenvelopesfromtheirparentsandrelatives.Thenthefamilybeginstosaygreetingsfromdoortodoor,firsttotheirrelativesandthentheirneighbors,sayingsomecongratulationstoeachother15BlessingwordsForexample,Mayyoubehappyandprosperous.-恭喜发财。Mayallyourwishescometrue.-心想事成。Good
10、luckandhappinesstoyou.-吉祥如意。Safetripwhereveryougo.-出入平安。16TheendoftheNewYearismarkedbytheFestivalofLanterns,whichisacelebrationwithsinging,dancingandlanternshows.Atthatday,peopleinChinausuallyeatakindoffoodwhichiscalled“YuanXiao”.17DifferentConsuetudeBetweenSpringFestivalandChristmasChristmasFromear
11、lyNovemberuntilJanuary,AmericanhomesandstoresaredecoratedwithChristmastreesandcolorfullights.AmericanchildrencangetChristmaspresentsfromSantaClaus.PeopleintheWestsendcardswhichwritewithblessingwordstotheirrelativesandfriends.Butsendingcardsislesscommonthanbeforesincecomputersandmobilephoneshavebecom
12、esopopular.181920Double SeventhFestivalV SWestern Valentines Day21Double SeventhFestivalDoubleSeventhfestivalbecomestheChineseValentinesDay,whichoriginatedinthelegendoftheNiulangmeetingZhinvonthemagpiebridge.22Western ValentinesDay Itisnotonlythebesttimetoexpresslove,butalsothemostromanticmomenttopr
13、opose.ItisoriginatedfromRome.23HalloweenDayVSZhongYuanfestival24ZhongYuanfestivalOnLunarJul.15thistheZhongYuanfestival,inthatdayeveryfamilywillpreparemanyofferingsandsacrificethesegoodtotheirrelativesorfriendswhocomefromthenetherworld.25HalloweenDayOnthisday,peoplecandisguisethemselvesfreelyandmaket
14、roubletotheirheartscontent.Onmanypublicoccasionsandhomecompound,peoplelayoutdifferentkindsofdecorationsinthewindowsanddoors,suchaspumpkinlights,ascarecrowandeventheskeleton.Everyfamilywillholdadressingball,andputonfruitandothercropsonthetable.26SummaryAlthoughpeoplewithdifferentculturecelebratetheirfestivalsindifferentways,thesamegoalissharinghappinesswiththeirfamiliesandfriends,andhopingforabetterlife.27THANKS28