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1、FestivalsMainfestivalsinChinaandthewesterncountriesTheSpringFestivalTheLanternDayTheDragonBoatsDayInternationalLaborDayTheMiddleAutumnDayTheNationalDayChristmasDayEasterDayThanksgivingDayAprilFool'sDayMother'sDayFather'sDayHalloweenFestivalsSpringFestivalThedateThe
2、originsThecustomsThefoodChristmasDayTheoriginsThedateThehistoryThetraditionThefoodTheSpringFestivalThedateofSpringFestivalTheChineseNewYearstartswiththeNewMoon（新月）onthefirstdayofthenewyearandendsonthefullmoon（滿(mǎn)月）15dayslater.The15thdayofthenewyeariscalledtheLanternF
3、estival（元宵節(jié)）,whichiscelebratedatnightwithlanterndisplaysandchildrencarryinglanternsinaparade.TheOriginofChineseNewYearTheChineseNewYearisnowpopularlyknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitstartsfromthebeginningofSpring(thefirstofthetwenty-fourtermsincoordinationwiththech
4、angesofNature).Itsoriginistoooldtobetraced.Severalexplanationsarehangingaround.Allagree,however,thatthewordNian,whichinmodernChinesesolelymeans"year",wasoriginallythenameofamonsterbeastthatstartedtopreyonpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningofanewyear.ThecustomsNewYear'
5、sEveandNewYear'sDayarecelebratedasafamilyaffair,atimeofreunionandthanksgiving.ThecelebrationwastraditionallyhighlightedwithareligiousceremonygiveninhonorofHeavenandEarth（萬(wàn)物）,thegodsofthehouseholdandthefamilyancestors.Thesacrificetotheancestors,themostvitalofallther
6、itual(儀式),unitedthelivingmemberswiththosewhohadpassedaway.Departedrelativesarerememberedwithgreatrespectbecausetheywereresponsibleforlayingthefoundationsforthefortuneandgloryofthefamily.ThepresenceoftheancestorsisacknowledgedonNewYear'sEvewithadinnerarrangedforthem
7、atthefamilybanquettable.Thespiritsoftheancestors,togetherwiththeliving,celebratetheonsetoftheNewYearasonegreatcommunity.Thecommunalfeastcalled"surroundingthestove"orweilu.Itsymbolizesfamilyunityandhonorsthepastandpresentgenerations.havetheSpringFestival（過(guò)年）redpacke
8、ts(cashwrappedupinredpaper,symbolizefortuneandwealthinthecomingyear)SpringFestivalcoupletspaper-cutsNewYeaspaintingsFirecrackers(peoplescareoffev
