Chinese traditional festivals which belong to a tradtional customary culture rooted in the farming culture in ancient China. All the festivals contain their unique cultural connotations, reflect the strong cohesion and vitality of the culture in the long historical development. They are sometimes even related to the cultural spirit and national spirit，and should play important roles in the development of society.
中国传统节日作为一种行为层面的传统文化，根植于中国古代农耕文化，在长期的流传过程中形成了自身独特的文化内涵，体现了强大的文化凝聚力与生命力，有时甚至于文化精神，民族精神相联系，在社会发展过程中具有非常重要的作用。
Spring Festival
The Spring Festival is known as the most important Festival in China. During the holiday, people go back to hometown from everywhere no matter how far the distance is. They prepare various delicious food and presents for the Spring Festival Eve. Chinese will have a happy family union in the Spring Festival Eve, they believe that’s the end day of last year and they will stay up for good luck until the first day of next year.
In China, the most traditional and popular Spring Festival food is dumpling, which looks like the moon with vegetables and meat mixed in it. The Chinese name of dumpling is “JIAO ZI”, ”JIAO” means ”cross”, ”ZI” is Chinese traditional time represents “24:00”, so the Chinese word “JIAO ZI” means “cross 24:00”, just the dividing point of last year and next year. So when it comes to 24:00, every family begins eating dumplings.
Now putting up red paper on the door and setting firecracker becomes Spring Festival customs and people believe doing these will bring their family safety.
Spring Festival is also the happiest time for children, because they can get red envelope containing money as a gift from the elder. During the Spring Festival, any unfortunate word cannot be heard because it will make people upset and unhappy. People also make use of this holiday to visit their relatives and bring them some presents and well-wishing.
The Lantern Festival（元宵节）
The Lantern Festival is January 15 on the lunar calendar. The lunar January is the first month of a year and 15th is the first day of full moon.
During Lantern Festival, people go along the street to watch lanterns and children light their own small lanterns for some fun. The biggest and most beautiful lantern is the dragon lantern, which looks like a flying dragon, held by several young guys. One with a ball in hand leads the dragon to move.
Some lanterns have puzzles （灯谜）on them, called lantern puzzle, the one who gets the answer could receive small presents and be happy for his intelligence.
The traditional food for Lantern Festival is rice glue ball. Rice glue ball is a flavor ball with filling in it, for example, peanut filling, sesame filling and jam filling…,the rice glue ball’s shape is just like the full moon appears in the sky. Thi s kind of dessert is especially welcomed by children.
Tomb- sweeping Day（清明节）
Tomb–sweep Day is an ancient festival in spring, also called Qing Ming Festival. In ancient China, the emperor worshipped heaven and earth in order to bless for harvest. People worshipped their ancestors with sacrifice and showed their missing for ancestors.
Qing Ming
Du Mu（Tang Dynasty ）Qing Ming usually comes with rainy days清明时节雨纷纷
Passengers on the way are full of soreness路上行人欲断魂
I ask a Buffalo boy for tavern to release my sadness借问酒家何处有
He points to the village covered by apricot blossoms牧童遥指杏花村
Mid-Autumn Day（中秋节）
Mid-autumn Day is August 15th on lunar calendar. According to history records, Chinese emperor has tradition that worship the Sun in spring and worship the Moon in autumn. As august 15th is exactly the middle of autumn, so it is called Mid-Autumn Day.
The traditional food of Mid-Autumn Day is Moon cake, a round baked cake with fillings in it. The round shape of moon cake represents family reunion. In the night of Mid-Autumn Day, every family has moon cake and watches the moon.
One most famous story is Chang’e flying to the moon. Thousands of years ago, there were 9 suns in the sky, many people felt too hot to live. A young man called Yi was brave enough and shot 8 suns to the ground and saved people. One day Yi got a potion of elixir from Queen Mother and gave his wife Chang’e to keep. A man named Peng Meng knew about the elixir and wanted to get it from Chang’e. One day w hen Yi was out for hunting, Peng Meng went to rob the elixir. In order to protect the elixir, Chang’e swallowed all of the elixir then flied to the moon.
The Double Ninth Festival（重阳节）
Ancient Chinese believes nine represents sun, the brightest thing, September 9th has two nine, the sun is doubled, so call it Double Ninth Festival. Nine also means Long in Chinese words, so the Double Ninth Festival is also recognized The Old Festival. In Double Ninth Festival, people go to their ancestors’ tombs to worship with coat for winner.
Unit 3 Lesson 1 Festivals Period 1 Warm-up & Reading 一．Learning Aims学习目标 1. Knowledge aim（知识目标）： To grasp the basic usage of words and expressions in this lesson. 2. Ability aim（能力目标） ①To develop good habits of reading. ②To acquire more reading skills and improve reading ability. 3. Emotion aim（情感目标） ①To know more about our traditional culture. ②To foster a sense of national pride. 二．Background information背景信息 中国主要的传统节日有：春节The Spring Festival，元宵节The Lantern Festival，清明节Tomb Sweeping Day，端午节The Dragon Boat Festival，七夕节Qixi Festival，中秋节Mid-Autumn Festival，重阳节Double Ninth Festival，腊八节Laba Festival，除夕New Year’s Eve等 三．Pre-reading读前 Lead-in: a short video about Chinese traditional festivals Questions: ①Q1: How many festivals are there in the video? ②Q2: What are they? 四．Fast reading速读 Please skip the text quickly and match the following items. (一分钟时间跳读文章，完成连线。) Passage A(Autumn) Lantern Festival Passage B(Winter) The Dragon Boat Festival Passage C(Summer) The Mid-Autumn Festival 五．Careful reading精读
Western Festivals & Holidays 【Festivals≠Holidays】 There are big differences between festivals and holidays that you must know. 1. Festivals are international, celebrated in all western countries; while holidays are national celebrated in individual countries. 2. Festivals are based on major religious events, while holidays are decided by the government in an individual country. Can you tell me whether the followings are festivals or holidays? Christmas （） Thanksgiving （） April Fool’s Day（） Valentine’s Day（） 【Western festivals 】 In the west, there are only three major festivals. Halloween 、Christmas、Easter Halloween is the oldest.The other two are both Christian festivals. They celebrate the birth and death of Jesus Christ.
西方传统节日有哪些 各位读友大家好，此文档由网络收集而来，欢迎您下载，谢谢 更新学习 1月1日新年 这个节日我们通常是作为中国的元旦来过。 2月14日情人节 情人节：在西方一些国家中，有一个极富有浪漫色彩、最受情侣们欢迎的节日，这就是每年2月14日举行的情人节。对那些心有所属，平日又羞于启齿的痴情男女来说，情人节是倾心吐露心底秘密的佳期。在情人节的前一天夜里，姑娘们便采来月桂树的叶子，贴在枕头上，希望在梦中见到意中的情人。 希腊神话中，太阳神阿波罗在自己挚爱的姑娘达芙妮变成月桂树后，便用
月桂树的枝叶编成桂冠，戴在自己头上。阿波罗是希腊众神中最英俊潇洒的一个。也许，姑娘们希望自己心目中的“白马王子”，也能和他一样吧！与此同时，小伙子们则把瓦伦丁情人卡剪成各种精美的工艺品，如剪成心形、花形，更多的是希腊神话中小爱神厄洛斯弯弓搭箭的形象。神话中说，厄洛斯百发百中，他射中了谁，谁就会坠入爱河。就是因为他把煽动情欲之箭射给了阿波罗，又把毁灭爱情之箭射给了达芙妮，才造成了希腊神话中那一段著名的爱情悲剧。小伙子们当然希望爱神能把他的爱情之箭，分毫不差地射在姑娘们枕头上的月桂叶上，从此心心相印，成为花好月圆时的一对情侣。 复活节 复活节的下一个星期一：复活节星期一 复活节：在欧美各国，复活节是仅次于圣诞节的重大节日。按《圣经·马太福音》的说法，耶稣基督在十字架上受
刑死后三天复活，因而设立此节。根据西方教会的传统，在春分节当日见到满月或过了春分见到第一个满月之后，遇到的第一个星期日即为复活节。东方教会则规定，如果满月恰好出现在这第一个星期日，则复活节再推迟一周。因此，节期大致在3月22日至4月25日之间。 典型的复活节礼物跟春天和再生有关系：鸡蛋、小鸡、小兔子、鲜花，特别是百合花是这一季节的象征。复活节前夕，孩子们为朋友和家人给鸡蛋着色打扮一番。这些蛋有的煮得很老，有的只是空空的蛋壳。复活节那天早上，孩子们会发现床前的复活节篮子里装满了巧克力彩蛋、复活节小兔子、有绒毛的小鸡及娃娃玩具等。据说复活节兔子会将彩蛋藏在室内或是草地里让孩子们去寻找。一年一度的美国白宫滚彩蛋活动经常被电视台实况转播。复活节也是向你所关怀的人送鲜花、盆景、胸花等的节日。许多去做礼拜的人这天也向教堂献上花束。成人们则往往互赠贺卡或小
A Comparison of Chinese and Western Traditional Festivals Abstract Comparing the Chinese and Western festivals can help people promote the communication and understand the different cultures.As the society and inter-cultures develop,Many aspects of life will be affected by globalization in all countries. And western festivals are becoming more and more popular in China. We should select the essence and discard the dross. China boasts a brilliant history and glorious traditions. In modern times, Chinese tradition should be preserved and promoted. But it seems that young people don’t have the realization to treasure the tradition. To the opposite, they turn to pursue enthusiastically a seemingly more modern culture. If this trend is allowed to continue, the priceless heritage of our ancestors will be replaced by western traditions. There is nobody expecting such a consequence. So let’s unite together to inherit and carry forward Chinese tradition. Key words:traditional festivals; Chinese and Western cultures;cultural differences;common ground
第 1 页Western Festivals & Holidays 【Festivals≠Holidays】 There are big differences between festivals and holidays that you must know. 1. Festivals are international, celebrated in all western countries; while holidays are national celebrated in individual countries. 2. Festivals are based on major religious events, while holidays are decided by the government in an individual country. Can you tell me whether the followings are festivals or holidays? Christmas （） Thanksgiving （） April Fool's Day （） Valentine's Day （） 【Western festivals 】 In the west, there are only three major festivals. Halloween 、Christmas、Easter Halloween is the oldest.The other two are both Christian festivals. They celebrate the birth and death of Jesus Christ.
一、背景： 节日是指一年中被赋予特殊社会文化意义并穿插于日常之间的日子，是人们丰富多彩生活的集中展现。有这样一句名言: “每个民族的每个节日, 正是反映这个民族文化最真实的一面”。每个民族的传统节日都包含着一个民族历史形成和沉淀下来的性格、心理、信仰、道德情操、审美情趣，以及诸多民族文化深层结构内涵的价值取向，是民族精神在特定的社会土壤上长期孕育的结果和重要载体，是一个民族生存形态最突出、最具特色的展示。 二、中西方传统节日的起源与形成差异 由于中国长期处于封建统治的自给自足的农业社会和自然经济之中，所以其传统节日当然不可避免地保持其农业色彩。中国的主要传统节日，都跟中国作为农业社会所厉行的历法和中国历法中所规定的节气密切相关，具有浓厚的农业色彩。 在西方国家，宗教是文化和社会的中心。人们的思想可以通过宗教来反应。与此同时，宗教通过人类对上帝或精神的信仰控制着他们。自从欧洲大陆被基督教文明浸染后，西方几乎所有影响最大的传统节日都与基督教有关，可以毫不夸张地说，宗教存在于各行各业。 通过对比，我们看到：中国的节日主要与节气有关，祈求自身吉祥幸福，这充分体现了天人合一的中国传统哲学思想。比如我们过春节时有守岁除“夕”的习俗，这就是把自然人格化,追求人的精神消融于自然界之中,人与自然共呼吸的和谐状态。西方的节日主要源于宗教及相关事件，缅怀上帝、求其保佑，以基督教的精神教育感化着民众。比如过圣诞节时人们会感谢上帝，祈祷一切美好的梦想会变成现实。孩子们更为高兴，因为他们会收到圣诞老人送来的礼物。 三、中西方传统节日的习俗的差异 节日习俗则是在节日里出现的风俗习惯和庆祝方式。每个节日都有自己的一些独特的庆祝活动，这一点中西方都相同。但中西方的节日风俗却有着很大的不同， 中国的传统节日习俗主要以吃喝饮食为主题，并且以家庭为单位。中国的传统节日都以具有文化意蕴的饮食风俗：如清明节的冷食与雄黄酒、中秋节的月饼、重阳节的重阳糕与菊花酒、端午节的粽子等等。 西方人对生命的追求是以健康快乐为目的，除必须的饮食营养外，更主要的是通过宗教和娱乐活动来实现，认为人生来有原罪，必须通过信仰上帝，参加宗教仪式和不断忏悔等才能赎罪，从而得到行令净化和快乐，因此西方的节日习俗不仅有浓厚的宗教色彩，而且注重宗教仪式后的一种身心季解脱式的愉悦和快乐。 综上所述，我们可以发现，中西民族在这种节日活动中表现出来的文化差异：中国讲究饮食，体现了“民以食为天”的文化传统；西方则偏好交往，具有游牧文化的遗风和商业文明的特色。 四、中西方传统节日的文化价值的差异 在中国，人们尊重集体并把个人投入集体当中，他们重视集体而不是个人。因为是继承了儒家的集体主义，因此这些节日表现出对整体情况的考虑。而西方人却截然不同，他们尊敬人与自然，强调个人价值，并且追求自由主义和个人主义。从另一方面来说，中国的节日体现着中国人的美德和风尚，尊老爱幼，互叙亲情，这些是我们民族的优良传统，应该继续发扬，所以国人一直坚守着这些中国节的好习俗、好风气。西方的传统节日体现了社会发展的需要、社会前进的必然，体现了人类社会的群体性、众人共同参与性，适应了现代社会人们渴望互相交流、群体参与、共同发泄情绪的愿望。 五、结语 通过上述的分析比较可以看到，中西传统节日文化存在着其起源及习俗等方面的差异性。而在两种文化的交流中，它们彼此渗透彼此交融。中国作为一个文明古国，拥有着多彩的传统文化。然而在当今全球化的时代背景下，只有不断增强综合国力，包括增强文化竞争力，保持传统节日的生命力，才能融入国际社会，又稳住阵脚，从而立于不败之地。
Second English papers Each nation has its own characteristic festivals that reflect the culture of itself、In China, as our country and western countries become increasingly closer, more and more chinese accept western culture、 However, some western festivals sometimes even more popular than traditional festivals, foreign cultural’s influence should not be underestimated、The main The main group of celebrating western festivals is youth group which takes students as the main force、People celebrate festivals such as Valentine's day, mother's day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day、In fact, because of the Chinese way of thinking, western holidays in China is just popular for Christmas and Valentine's day, not all western holidays attract people's attention、According to a survey of Central China Normal University, many college students know the existence of western festivals, but little of them know about their cultural connotations、In addition to Christmas, respondents who know other western festivals’meaning are less than 10%、Referring to the way to celebrating, in General, during the Festival, people send gifts such as flowers and greeting cards、They sing with friends, and bless or send
北师大版高一Unit 3 Celebration Lesson 1 Festivals教案 一.教材分析 1．本课在本单元的地位和作用：本单元的主题为Celebration “庆祝”，一共包括4课, 主要介绍中外国家的一些主要的节日和节日的庆祝活动.本课是在warm-up “热身”后的第一课.通过本课的学习，学生能够了解一些我们国家的主要节日和活动,熟悉并掌握在谈论这些节日时需要的话题和重要词汇及短语,最后通过自主学习和合作学习实现用英语简单的介绍一个主要节日.这样就为后几课在语言知识和语言技能上做好了铺垫. 2．课文内容和教学目标分析：本文文章结构非常简洁明了,共分三个部分,分别描述了三个季节的中国的三个传统节日:中秋节, 元宵节和端午节. 因为文化背景的关系, 学生对这三个节日的内容和形式还是比较了解的, 由于本文是language focus(语言聚焦)的阅读课, 因此学生通过阅读等一系列活动掌握并运用所学语言知识是本文的重点. 因此,根据<<新课标>>中强调“要注重提高学生用英语进行思维和表达的能力”这一要求,结合教学内容和学生特点及实际情况, 我就把最终的语言输出设置为:介绍另外一个中国的传统节日. 二.学生分析 1.学生的特点：由于我们的学生学习水平参差不齐,因此在设计学生活动时要考虑到不同层次学生的具体情况和不同需求.因此,我在阅读教学中设置了不同层次的问题，设定了不同层次的目标,如: A层同学介绍节日时选三个话题讨论,B 层同学选四个话题讨论,C层即最高级选五个以上话题进行介绍.这样就满足不同学生的发展要求,这也是<<新课标>>所倡导的. 2.学生语言知识和技能：由于文化方面的原因,学生对本课话题 Festivals 已具备一定的背景知识、经历和经验；而且在前一课Warm-up部分，学生通过浏览图片和听力练习,了解了一些国内外的节日,以及通过头脑风暴“brainstorm”了解一些关于“庆祝”的内容及相关词汇，这些都有助于语言活动的开展.但是要用英语进行思维和表达，还是有一定的难度。于是我在课前布置作业,以扩大学生的信息输入和
中国传统节日与西方节日的研究报告 随着时代的发展,改革开放的不断深入,中国与西方国家的交流与合作日趋频繁，在全球化浪潮的影响下，中国文化也面临着全球化的挑战。中国传统节日渐渐变成一个比较敏感的话题，如何继承和发扬中国传统文化，如何保护传统文化成为一个备受关注的课题。然而，在全球化浪潮的冲击下，西方文化对当代中国青年的影响越来越大，得到了年轻人的喜爱和推崇。相对的，传统文化却日趋形式化，逐渐被年轻人遗忘。可见，中国传统文化正面临西方文化的冲击。因此，我们通过问卷的形式对大学生进行了关于传统节日和西方节日的看法的社会调查。共获得有效问卷120份。经过对问卷的整理与统计，我们得出了以下结论： 在接受问卷调查的大学生中，在关于“更喜欢中国传统节日还是西方节日”中，有84位同学选择了更喜欢中国传统节日，36位同学选择了西方节日。也就是说，有70%的同学还是更喜欢我们自己的节日，30%的同学喜欢外来节日。 在“你最期待什么节日的到来”中，有112位同学都选择了春节，另外8名同学中，有四位选择了国庆节，还有两位选择了圣诞节，剩下两位分别选择了情人节和七夕节。也就是说，只有3位同学选择了西方节日，占总数的%。 在“你对中国传统节日了解多少”， 8%的同学选择了全部了解，76%的同学选择了大多数，14%的同学选择了了解
少部分。 在“你对西方节日了解多少”中，4%的同学选择了全部，7%的同学选择了了解大部分，89%的同学选择了少部分。 在“你更喜欢西方节日的原因”中，因为这道题是多选题，其中“商家的宣传和促销的吸引”、“庆祝形式新颖好玩”，、“身边的朋友家人都喜欢过”、“西方节日可以成为玩乐的接口”这几个原因是同学选择的最多的。 在“你更喜欢东方方节日的原因”中，更多的大学生选择了“作为中国独有的节日，我们应当支持”，“家里的长辈喜欢”和“能与亲人和朋友团聚”这些理由。 在“你认为什么原因导致了传统节日地位的下降”中，选择“形式老套，没有创意”、“社会关注不够”和“政府引导不够”的同学最多。在“你怎样认识中国人过西方节日”中，选择“中国人生活质量提高，追求独立自主的精神生活”、“顺应时尚的潮流，以防自己落后”以及“全球化浪潮下的政府积极引导”的同学最多。 在此，我们可以简单的做出一个结论，大多数大学生对于传统节日还是持支持意见，70%的学生还是更偏向于传统节日，认为传统节日文化更值得我们的重视，其中，%的同学更期待过春节，可见中国大学生更倾向传统节日。由此传统文化的博大精深可见一斑。 但不可否认的是，在全球化浪潮的影响下，西方文化节
Improper expressions: 1.Spring Festival 2.For there is a long time …, we have to… 3.This phenomenon results in the doubt that whether Christmas will replace… 4.traditional festivals should be paid more attention than foreign festivals. 5.We exchange…, which results in more and more people get interested in foreign festivals. 6.The question that whether Christmas will replace the Spring Festival leads to a heated discussion in society. 7.There are many people in the western countries celebrate the Spring Festival. Proper and good expressions: 1.With the tendency towards globalization 2.the Spring Festival should be passed on from generation to generation 3.It seems that some traditional festivals like the Spring Festival are gradually overshadowed By Christmas. 4.Globalization has encouraged the popularity of Christmas in Chinese. 5.The Spring Festival is an apparent symbol of Chinese culture which is engraved in every Chinese’s mind. 6.cultural heritage 7.Learning their culture is a must…. We learn English in order to make more people learn Chinese. 8.festival celebrating has been globalized 9.Some people suspect that the obsession with Christmas will lead us to neglect another traditional festival--- the Spring Festival. 10.Observing Christmas doesn’t mean abandoning the Spring Festival. 11.the Spring Festival is more than a festival 12.an exotic festival 13.Chinese are celebrating some western festivals, and vice versa. 14.some most celebrated festivals in our country are the essence of our long history and rich culture. 15.Currently, the word “Christmas” has evolved into a symbol of happiness and gifts. 16.people tend to have an increasing liking for observing western festivals 17.in the circumstances of globalization Modal In the course of globalization, western culture has flooded into China at an almost non-stop rate. Along with it come western festivals, the most influential of which is Christmas. As a result of this “culture invasion”, more and more Chinese people, particularly the youth, are abandoning traditional Chinese festivals. There is even a prediction that the Spring Festival will ultimately be replaced by Christmas. However, personally I’m not in favor of this statement, as the Spring Festival is a kind of cultural heritage serving as a spiritual legacy for all of us to cling to, regardless of any hindrance. First of all, observing Christmas does not mean that the Spring Festival can be neglected. The Spring Festival has its roots in Chinese history, from which it requires its identity and meaning irreplaceable by Christmas. As Christmas stemmed from Western civilization, it can’t easily fit in
Unit 3 Celebration Lesson 1 Festivals 一、教学目标 1.To know the different celebrations in different festivals in China. 2. Help students learn the new words and phrases about festivals. 3. Use the key words they have learnt in this lesson to describe one festival. 4. To motivate students’ interest in Chinese traditional festivals. 5. To help students learn more about the differences between Chinese and western countries in festival culture. 二、重点难点 1.节日庆祝这个话题的相关词汇。(通过图片和例句来帮助学生掌握) 2. 比较中西方节日文化的差异。(通过小组活动,图片展示,以及课后搜集信息写文章来加深了解) 三、教学过程 教学目标 To help students understand the unit title “celebration” and some key words in this part. Students do the listening and identify the celebrations. Talk about a recent celebration. Seasons and festivals. Listening and fast reading. Careful reading. Chinese and western festivals. Festivals and celebrations. Consolidate the key words. Do a research project. 学时重点 Explain the unit title “celebration” in detail with some pictures. Use example sentences to help students master the meaning of the key words.
西方的主要节日Festivals in the West 大学英语作文 Christmas comes on December 25th. It’s the most important festival of the year in the western world. At Christmas time, schools, shops and offices close for holiday period, so people can spend time at home with their families. Nowadays, Christmas is celebrated by westerners and Americans by sending gifts and Christmas cards, preparing delicious food, and decorating homes with colorful lights and Christmas trees. 圣诞节在十二月二十五日。这是西方国家一年中最重要的节日。在圣诞节的时候，学校，商店和办公室都不开门因为是节日期间，人们可以在家里陪伴家人。如今是西方人和美国人通过送礼物和圣诞卡，准备美味的食物，用彩灯和圣诞树装饰家居来庆祝圣诞节。 Saint Valentine’s Day falls on February 14th. It’s the best time for the lovers. Now it’s the most romantic holiday both in the United States and the European countries. On that day, lovers always exchange their gifts with each other, such as chocolates, roses or rings. 情人节是在二月十四日。是情侣们的最好时光。现在，在美国和欧洲国家都是最浪漫的节日。在这一天，情侣们总是彼此互相交换礼物，如巧克力，玫瑰花或戒指。 Easter always comes on the first or second weekend in April. This is a religious holiday, and it also celebrates the coming spring. On Easter Sunday, many people go to church, and they wear their best clothes. Children are happy on this day as well, because they can play with Easter eggs. 复活节是在四月的第一或第二个周末。这是一个宗教节日，也是庆祝春天的到来。在复活节的星期日，许多人穿上最好的衣服去教堂。孩子们在这一天也是快乐的，因为他们可以玩复活节彩蛋。 Halloween is on October 31st, and it’s the holiday for the children. On that day, they always make pumpkin lanterns and wear masks. They go from house to house and ask" Trick or Treat", so as to receive something to eat. If they don’t get a treat, they will do some naughty things. 十月三十一日是万圣节，这是孩子们的节日。在那一天，他们总是做南瓜灯笼、戴面具。
关于传统节日与外国节日 传统节日积淀了各个国家悠久的历史文化，是民族文化的摇篮，我们不能一心过着洋节，而忘记中国的传统节日；也不能只过传统节日，而在国际化的道路上越行越远，所以我们要中西结合，接受不同的文化。 而随着生活越来越现代化，很多人丢失了最纯真、最朴素、简单而又高雅的东西——传统。 传统是什么？是世代相传、从历史沿传下来的思想、文化、道德、风俗、艺术、制度以及行为方式等，对人们的社会行为有无形的影响和控制作用，传统是历史发展继承性的表现，也是国家在发展的体现。 我们不能丢失传统，不能遗忘传统，不能改变传统，不能破坏传统，所以传统节日会带给我们最纯真的东西。 比如，端午节的时候，看到湖上锣鼓喧天，热闹非凡，你难道不会为一只只驶过的龙舟呐喊助威吗？大年三十的时候，看到大街上满树的鞭炮，你难道不会情不自禁的点燃手里的鞭炮吗？正月十五的时候，看到街上一个接一个的红灯笼，你难道不会去看花灯吗？情不自禁的放松自己，这就是传统的魅力，也是过传统节日的意义所在，让自己融入生活、返璞归真。 六年级:徐晨晓随着生活的节奏越来越快，人们脸上浮现的笑容也越来越少，在这种压力很大生活下，你是否需要一个节日，来真正放松自己、体会生活、感受亲情、品尝幸福？也许圣诞节会使你感到幸
福，小小的圣诞树摆在床边，发出五彩的亮光，家人悄悄的把圣诞礼物放在你的床头，第二天总给你带来惊喜；也许愚人节会让你体会快乐，在你眉头紧锁，干着自己不想干的事时，朋友的一个玩笑，会让你哈哈大笑；也许感恩节会让你享受温暖，家人坐在餐桌旁，各自说着自己的祝福，融洽的气氛在屋子里荡漾，浓浓的亲情在人们中间扩散……同学们，每个节日的背后都有一段令人深思的故事，这是一种纪念也是文化，我们应去其糟粕取其精华，让文化传承源远流长。
庆祝西方节日The Celebration of Western Festivals In recent years, western festivals have increasingly aroused a greatattention among Chinese people, especially the young.Concerning the phenomenon of Chinese people’s interest incelebrating the western festivals, different people have divergent views. 近年来，在中国人中西方节日激起了越来越大的关注，尤其是年轻人。关于中国人喜欢庆祝西方节日这一现象，不同的人有不同的看法。For one thing, some people hold that thecelebration of western festivals has added more fresh and joys to our lives. Forexample, on Valentine’s Day, many young people will give their gifts to eachother to extend their love and strengthen their relationship or express theiradmiration. From this aspect, the celebration of western festivals provides achance for us to communicate with others and develop our relationships. Inaddition, the celebration of western festivals has also added some fresh bloodto our traditional Chinese cultures. 一方面，有些人认为庆祝西方节日给我们的生活增添了更多的新鲜和快乐。例如，在情人节当天，很多年轻人会通过互赠礼物来表达自己的爱，加强他们的关系或表达自己的爱慕之情。从这一方面来看，庆
中国传统节日与西方节日的不同 不同宗教，不同民族，不同文化会产生了不同的节日，人们庆祝节日的方式也因地而异，但人们关于节日都有着同样的感情。他们要么借此为幸福和健康祈祷，要么借此来实现他们的美好心愿，表达他们对生活的热爱。这些节日表达了他们对传统的怀恋之情，同时也传达他们追求梦想的远大抱负。实际上，节日是人类文化具体的一方面。这些节日的庆祝仪式大都与我们的生活密切相关，如我们的家庭，宗教信仰，种族起源，政治，经济等，作为一种文化现象，节日是人类社会发展过程中某个特定阶段的产物，它体现了人们对这个世界的关注和意识。蕴涵在节日文化中的民族精神体现在这些节日的共同性与差异性之上。 一、中国传统节日与西方节日的起源 1、中国传统节日的起源 中国是一个有着古老东方文明的国家。其悠久的历史和优良传统为传统节日的成长提供了肥沃的土壤。作为一个农业国，中华文化深深根植于农业。因此，农业活动使得节日更具有地方性色彩。春节与一些农业活动，如种植、收获，有着密切的联系。作为中国最重要的节日，春节的起源可以追溯到几千年来不断进化的一系列丰富多彩的传说和传统。 2、西方传统节日的起源 在西方国家，宗教是文化和社会的中心。人们的思想可以通过宗教来反应。与此同时，宗教通过人类对上帝或精神的信仰控制着他们。可以毫不夸张地说，宗教存在于各行各业。因此，节日与基督教有着密切的联系，除了圣诞节，复活节也与宗教有关。 二、庆祝中国传统节日、西方节日的方式 1、庆祝中国节日的方式 春节对每一个中国人以及海外华人来说都是最重要的节日。它的庆祝活动丰富而且隆重。节日活动丰富多彩。林语堂，著名的华人学者，曾经对春节做了一个很好的描述道，古老的中国农历新年，对中国人民来说是一年中最大的节日，相比之下，其他节日似乎黯淡许多。这五天，整个民
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目录 浅谈中西方传统节日文化差异 (4) 中文摘要 (4) 关键词 (4) Abstract (5) Key words (5) 一、中西方传统节日的起源与形成的差异 (6) 二、中西方传统节日习俗的差异 (7) 2、1中国主要传统节日的习俗 (8) 2、2西方主要传统节日的习俗 (9) 三、中西方传统节日的相互交融 (10) 四、结语 (11) 参考文献 (12) 致谢 (13)
浅谈中西方传统节日文化差异 摘要 传统节日是一个民族发展的历史产物，无论是在有着五千多年悠长历史的中国还是在新生的美国，传统节日的起源都显示出相通之处，大多数传统节日都源自于人们在农业生产生活中对丰收的期盼、对天地神灵和自然的崇拜、以及对历史人物的祭奠等等。传统节日在长期的演变和发展中，已经成为民族文化不可或缺的一部分，透过传统节日可以反映一个民族的文化特色和民族精神。同时中国和西方国家的文化存在着各个方面的差异，传统节日文化是其中重要的一项，而中西节日文化也有着各自不同的特点。节日文化博大精深，各国的节日风俗是约定俗成的，有着各自鲜明的民族特色和丰富多彩的表现形式。本文从两国传统节日中有着相似文化内涵的节日出发，探讨这些传统节日在起源、节日习俗等方面的差异，并分析产生这些差异的原因，从而折射出两国传统节日文化的差异。另外本文也探讨了中西方传统节日的相互融合。 关键词：根源传统节日中西文化差异相互融合