论文中美节日对比英文参考文献

Now will let us the Western holiday carry on a is celebrates to the China and the West most grand festival makes a comparison, really has the not see China's lunar New Year's Eve night, only is the family member reunites, cannot invite the bystander, even if the most friend's friend very much is also tactful, cannot in this late intrude others family reunion banquet, must pay new year's call also must be somebody's turn in the first lunar month first day, this nearly becomes the custom which is established by usage, little said also must have several millennium histories;West Christmas Day is different , its first one are night safe and sound lately , Father Christmas wants to come in this one night , being brought about the gift and fine wishing by everyone. This one night being also as be family birdnesting moment , different as Chinese, foreign friends participates in this Etesian festival , the frequent meeting invitation friend even. The ding sounds , people shouts and jumps for joy if being that one arrives at New Year's on New Year's Eve,see person embrace right away , also disregard the whether cognition or not on running cannot refrain from to the main streetThanksgiving Day is equal to Spring Festival in our country right away , is that family reunion welcomes new festival for 1 year together. But both all are that the whole family reunites, festival embodying close feeling loving-kindness sufficiently; But they all are that people thinks of an ancestor , thank the earth gratitude for the love and care given one from childhood significant tradition festival, the both differences lie in the form celebrating joyously. Before the Spring Festival, the Chinese family city makes much preparation , clear up a house, be used for special food. The red scroll is concerned about on the wall, that Chinese believe in the scroll character may bring health , long life and happiness to health , long life and happiness Chinese are fond of yangko and firecracker inside the Spring Festival not only so, in the world all very much. But American eats turkey when celebrating Thanksgiving Day, watching TV li of occupation football game is that representativeness in Thanksgiving Day is flexible. Take a walk same be a important part of vacation. The reform and openness has expanded a field of vision , people's social interaction Yu Lai Yu has been added frequently, except the family still has vaster society space, night safe and sound has provided a happy get-together lieu to the family and the friend , Western world custom has supplemented Chinese style custom deficiency exactly , how can not accept people's welcoming?The in recent years a lot of place is forbidden showing fireworks banger, fireworks banger being able to let people be excited originally goes to as "bad habit" be far away from us, this can be used having lost the tradition "banger in the Spring Festival old one New Year's Eve " that the party , the first month of the lunar year celebrating a color , being able to only stay in being at home day in and day out being looking at the Spring Festival rectify the party , Ministry of Culture party, ... Maybe exactly be because of some behavior of us , have let tradition culture charm strike a discount in young person mental view festival all has whose regionality or peculiarity. Have All Saints' Day , Thanksgiving Day etc. more in USA. In USA , the time having a quarter nearly among 1 year, they are spending in festival. By contrast, many tradition festival of Chinese has been more if the Dragon Boat Festival , the Double Ninth Festival festival are "elegant", culture detail has been very much many , fewer "frenzied". This it is a lot of young people not to attach importance to tradition festival, but be fond of the cause in west festival! This certainly can not ignore delicate factor effects such as west strong power of economical comparison and business family speculation among them.

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Difference between Spring Festival and ChristmasSpring Festival and Christmas are both the most important festivals for the Chinese people and western people. Because of the different culture, there are different ways to celebrate. What is the difference? So I chose this topic to study, and gave this Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year. The Spring Festival then comes to an end when the Lantern Festival is finishedChristmas Day is on December 25. People usually have two weeks for this holiday, beginning shortly before Christmas and ending soon after New Year’. Spring Festival originated in the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 BC-c. 1100 BC) from the people's sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new no one knows exactly when Jesus was born. Christians throughout the world celebrate His birthday on December 25. This date was selected in the fourth century so that Christmas would replace the pagan celebration of the winter solstice. Ancient peoples believed that daylight hours began to lengthen when the sun god started his journey back to earth. They celebrated the beginning of his journey on December China, before the New Year comes, people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. The content varies from house owners' wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance. The Chinese character "fu" (meaning blessing or happiness) is a must. The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down, for in Chinese the "reversed fu" is homophonic with "fu comes", both being pronounced as "fudaole." What's more, two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door. Red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored New Year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall. Western people decorate their home with evergreens. The winter custom of decorating homes and churches with evergreens began in ancient times. Branches of fir or spruce were thought to bring good luck and guarantee the return of spring. The early Germans believed, for example, that in winter evil spirits killed the plants and trees and caused green leaves and flowers to disappear. They felt that bringing evergreens into their homes would protect them from the spirit of death. Germans of the sixteenth century probably originated the custom of decorating trees. In the nineteenth century, the idea spread throughout Europe and the United states. Now, at Christmas time decorated trees stand in about two-thirds of American homes. The modern American tree is usually covered with colored balls and strings of colored lights. The star on top represents the star in the east which guided the three Wise Men to Bethlehem. In ancient times, a branch of mistletoe was hung over doorways for good luck. Today the custom continues, but now it is for fun. A man may kiss any girl he catches standing under the mistletoe. The poinsettia plant is another familiar Christmas decoration. Its star-shaped red leaves are an ideal symbol of the holiday. This plant is native to Central America and Mexico. In the nineteenth century it was adapted to cultivation in the United States by Dr. Poinsett of South Carolina. It is a distinctly modern and American Christmas China, All people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees. People attach great importance to Spring Festival Eve. At that time, all family members eat dinner together. After the dinner, the whole family will sit together, chatting and watching TV. In recent years, the Spring Festival party broadcast on China Central Television Station (CCTV) is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad. According to custom, each family will stay up to see the New Year in. The first five days after the Spring Festival are a good time for relatives, friends, and classmates as well as colleagues to exchange greetings, gifts and chat western, many families go away for the holidays, perhaps to ski in Colorado or to swim and sunbathe in Florida. Those who stay home have fun, too. There are numerous parties to celebrate the festival. Although Americans enjoy the commercial gaiety of Christmas, the most beautiful and meaningful aspects of the holiday occur at home and in church. Many families go to church on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. After services, they gather around the tree and open their gifts. Then they sit down to enjoy a traditional Christmas China, on the spring festival eve, the meal is more luxurious than usual. Dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in Chinese, their pronunciations, respectively "ji", "yu" and "doufu," mean auspiciousness, abundance and richness. People in northern China will eat jiaozi, or dumplings, for breakfast, as they think "jiaozi" in sound means "bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new". Also, the shape of the dumpling is like gold ingot from ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and treasure. Southern Chinese eat niangao (New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour) on this occasion, because as a homophone, niangao means "higher and higher, one year after another."Christmas food is special: peppermint-flavored red and white striped canes of sugar, bright colored hard sweets, chocolate bonbons, creamy homemade fudge and clusters of chocolate-covered raisins, walnuts or pecans, etc.. As for Christmas dinner, traditionally have turkey or ham, sweet potatoes, vegetables, and cranberry sauce. For dessert, there is usually fruit cake, plum pudding, or mince pie. The pudding is dark brown, rich and fruity, sometimes with a few silver coins hidden in it. The pies are small and round, containing a mixture of dried fruits and suet. up on New Year, everybody dresses up. First they extend greetings to their parents. Then each child will get money as a New Year gift, wrapped up in red first Christmas gifts were those that the three Wise Men brought to the infant Jesus. The custom of giving gifts to family members and close friends is extremely popular in the United States today. Both child and adults get Christmas presents, although children usually get many more. As in Great Britain, American children hang stockings by the fireplace, hoping that Santa will fill them with candy and fireworks was once the most typical custom on the Spring Festival. People thought the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits. The lively atmosphere not only fills every household, but permeates to streets and lanes. A series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held for American version of Santa Claus, a fat, jolly man wearing a red suit, red hat, and long white beard, as a person who brings gifts and goodwill at Christmas time has also become popular in Canada, England, and Australia.

大致原则如下：■英美国家的许多节日名称的构成不用Festival，而用Day，此时其前通常不用冠词：Christmas Day 圣诞节Thanksgiving Day 感恩节Mother’s Day 母亲节Easter Day 复活节日■我国与西方相似的或通用的一些节日名称译成英语时常用Day，不用Festival，此时其前通常也不用冠词。如：New Year’s Day 元旦 National Day 国庆节 Children’s Day 儿童节■我国传统节日的译名通常用Festival构成，且一般要用定冠词。如：the Spring Festival 春节 the Lantern Festival 元宵节the Mid-autumn Festival 中秋节■应说：May Day is the first day of May. 通常不用介词 on。May Day 前不用 the，但 the first day of May 中要用 the。