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1、TheChineseSpringFestivalandtheWesternChristmas?Abstract:Festival,asaculturalphenomenon,comesintobeingduringthecourseofhumandevelopmentandhistoricalevolution.Thisuniqueculturalphenomenonembodieshumancognitionandattentiontothenaturalenvironmentsandperipheralsurroundi
2、ngs.TheSpringFestivalisthechiefholidayinChinawhileChristmasisthemostimportantred-letterdayinthewesternworld.WeshouldcompareChineseandwesterncultureandcustom,findthedifferenceandsimilarity,soastocopywithsomeproblemsininternationalcommunication,alsotheworkcanhelpusto
3、knowwesterncountriesbetter,maybethisismeaningfulforustoimproveourowncultureconstruction.InthisarticleweattempttointroduceSpringFestival&ChristmasDayandputemphasesonthecomparisonofSpringFestival&ChristmasDay,discusstheSimilarityandthedifferencesofthetowfestiveastohi
4、story(origin),celebration,decorationandfood.ChineseareinclinedtocelebratewesternfestivalsChristmasDay,thearticlehasanalyzedtheproblemdeeplyandholdstheopinionthatweshouldknowourownculturebetter,atlastthecausesofthedifferencesareexplored.Keywords:SpringFestival,Chris
5、tmas,Culture?1.IntroductionFestivalisdefinedasaspecialoccasiononwhichpeoplemaygivethanksforaharvest,commemorateanhonoredpersonorevent,payrespecttothedead,orcelebrateaculture.Everynationhasitsownfolkfestivals.Thosefestivalsgivepeopleachancetobeawayfromtheirregularwo
6、rkandeverydayworriestoenjoythemselvesandtodevelopkindshipandfriendship.TheSpringFestivalisthechiefholidayinChinawhileChristmasisthemostimportantred-letterdayinthewesternworld.TheSpringFestivalandChristmashavemuchincommon.Botharepreparedbeforehandtocreateajoyousatmo
7、sphere;bothofferafamilyreunionwithasquarefeast:andbothsatisfythechildrenwithnewclothes,lovelypresentsanddeliciousfood.However,theChineseSpringFestivalhasnoreligiousbackgroundwhileChristmashassomethingtodowithGodandthereisSantaClauswithwhiteheardtobringchildrenprese
8、nts.ThewesternerssendeachotherChristmascardsforgreetingswhiletheChinesepeoplepayacalloneachother.Nowadays,someoftheChineseyouthhasbeguntocelebrat
