研究性学习课题研究性学习活动课题申报表西方传统节日Western Festivals一、圣诞节（Christmas）Christmas every year December 25, isone of the church calendar traditional festival,it is the christians celebrate the birth of JesusChrist celebrate Christmas day, in, most ofthe Catholic church will first try in December24, i.e. the Christmas eve on December 25,held at midnight mass, and some of the Christian church will be good news, then held Christmas is celebrated on December 25; And the other big branch Christian orthodox Christmas celebration-is a year in the January 7.Westerners with red, green and white for three colorcolor, Christmas Christmas comes every family to use color todecorate the Christmas. Red flower and have a ChristmasChristmas candle. Green is the Christmas tree. It is Christmasdecorations, cut down the main use of Chinese fir, bai is theevergreen tree of adornment of pyramid and into. Theoverhanging colorful lights, gifts and paper flowers, also aChristmas candle lit. Red and white set each other off becomes an interest is Santa Claus, Christmas activities in the most popular figure. Western children on Christmas Eve, before going to sleep in the fireplace or pillow next to put a sock waiting for Santa Claus in to put the present within the socks. In the west, playing Santa Claus is also a custom.二、万圣节（Halloween）In western countries, October 31,, there was a Halloween,dictionary for "The eve of explain All Saints'", Chinesetranslation: / Halloween night. That's from Christ was born of the ancient western European countries before, including Ireland, Scotland and wales. This several ancient Western Europe people call LuYiTe DE. LuYiTe New Year's day in November, a New Year's eve, DE LuYiTe people for young people to set team, wearing weird masks, carry carved pumpkin lamp lights (radish is the earliest Western Europe, the ancient custom late without pumpkin), they walk on between villages. But at the time for a celebration of the autumn harvest; Also have say "Halloween," the legend that the dead, and the soul would on Halloween on the eve of the world to visit, it is said that people should let the ghost of a visit to see the harvest of ghosts and present a wonderful meal. All the lights, and fire came to scare away spirits, but also for the light, and guide the ghost route back. Halloween spread has completely without religion today superstition color, it became a children's program, also is the young people of the fancy dress party programHalloween pumpkin of symbol is light,so the pumpkin pie is Halloween festivals food, especially in the United States. Pumpkin pie is in the American south in late autumn winter to the traditional homely snack, so common in, in particular, have to eat all the holy night before and after, become a kind of holiday foods. Another dry pumpkin seeds are also often be as Halloween food Children and teenagers in the night will make up into the street to candy, so the ghost of candy is also engage a kind of food.三、愚人节（April fool's day）Every year on April 1, the west is also the United States is the traditional folk festival Aprilfool's day. April fool's day started in France. In 1564, the French first adopted new reform chronology Gregorian calendar (namely the solar calendar used now), to January 1 as the beginning of the year. But some of the stodgypeople opposed the reform in accordance with the old and still stubbornly in April 1 this gift one day, celebrate the New Year. Claims to the reform of the conservative person mocks lavishly.Clever funny people in April 1 will give them false gift, invited them to false conference. And to be deceived conservatives called "April fool" or "take the bait fish". From then on, people on 1 April fool, become France each other and popular customs. 18 th century, April fool's day to Britain, then custom by British early immigrants brought to the United States.April fool's day, people often organizes the family party, with the narcissus and the Daisy decorated the room. In the April fool's day party, and a fake food customs. After dinner, guests can also eat candy from the pills were pleasant box.On April 1, the fish feast. Also is entirely new. To participate in color, usually an invitation to the banquet is made out of cardboard color small fish. Put among aquarium and small andexquisite on the fishing rod, each on fishing rod is a green ribbon, hanging to give guest gift-or anexquisite celluloid fish, or a fish basket filled with candy. It goes without saying that all the fish feast with fish dishes are made of. But the most typical April fool's day activity still everybody jokes each other, USES lie to make fun of the other party. The children will tell parents said their bag broke a hole, or face a black spots such as adults. See, they leaned over to one side cried "April fool". Side smile running off.Now April fool's day in the United States has main festival of naughty boys.四、情人节（Valentine's Day）The third century, a man named valentine christians denounced the Roman empire because of the oppression of the Christian believers, called for revolt against and were arrested. In prison, he and the warden's daughter love each other, then die.Martyrs This is just a day on February 14. Valentinedied, the girl fell in the lover's grief, body and weptbitterly unceasingly, the presence of person all sad tears. The christians and the young men and women to commemorate the memorable day, as well as to express his Jill, the good wish of the February 14 th as valentine's day.The Times are different, "valentine's day" predict the marriage, the way of attracting lover is not the same. From ancient Rome to the Victorian era, people use two strains of 50 flowers to predict in marriage. Single men and women to 50 flowers planted two strains, the first letter of the flower to their name with the first letter of the same. If two flowers open photograph, may indicate the husband and wife is lifelong happy; If two deny flowers and leave, may indicate the husband and wife will be parted ways; If flowers are in full bloom, said the future of home earliest civilizations; If there is a flower fade or death, it means there is a party in the husband and wife will be prior to the other party and early death. Unmarried woman believe if the shoes place into the T word on the bed, and open window of words, will be the dream of their own lover or found him standing before bed. The success rate in the country, because of her suitors higher can see from the window put shoes specially. And a valentine's day customs: before valentine's, in a week for seven nights, will wear socks off on his left foot to the right foot, repeatedly wish: "let my beloved can fall into people dream." It is said that, at this time next month old will be left behind a root of bright red silk cobolli gigli. And socks off around the neck of the qi love.五、感恩节（Thanks Giving）The fourth Thursday in November is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Thanksgiving is the American people unique festival, is also an old American family holiday in the company of the United States, so a Thanksgiving always feel hospitable. The origin of the Thanksgiving to all the way back to the history of the United States. In 1620, was the famous "may flower, ship carrying unbearable Britain Puritan religious persecution 102 arrive in America. In 1620 and 1621 in winter, they met with unthinkable difficulties, in the midst of suffering from cold and hunger, the winter of past, survive only 50 DuoRen immigrants. At this time, the kindness of the indians to immigrants brought the necessaries of life, also especially sent taught them how to hunting, fishing and grow corn, pumpkin. In the help from the indians, the immigrants finally agood harvest in the days of harvest, celebrating, according to traditional customs, religious immigrants stipulated the day of Thanksgiving to god, and decided to thank the sincerity of the indians, and asked them to help celebrate festivals. By 1941, the U.S. congress to pass a law for a year, Thanksgiving in the fourth Thursday of November 。
