Abstract
The Chinese and Western countries have formed a distinctive traditional culture in the course of historical development. They use special movement, activities and memory to write down their significant festivals for life existing development and revolution. Those festivals not only show the window of their folk active life but also it is the manner of delivering and exploring existing knowledge and existing attitudes. Those festivals give people a chance to have time together with their family and be away from their regular work and to develop kingship and friendship. The folk festival culture is an important part of the Chinese and Western cultures, to a great extent, the cultural origin of all ethnic groups. Comparing the customs and habits of festivals, we can explore directly and comprehensively the history and culture of a nation.
Spring Festival and Christmas are important festivals in China and the West. They all have profound historical and cultural connotations, representing people's expectations and expectations. This paper compares the similarities and differences between the Spring Festival and the Christmas, illustrates the different sources and ways of celebration, and points out the common points of both of them, that is, to hope for happiness, to yearn for benevolence and to bless the future.
Keywords: The Spring Festival; The Christmas; The comparison; The Cultural Impacts;
Contents
Abstract I
Contents I
Introduction 1
1. The Description of Spring Festival& Christmas 2
2. The Comparison of Spring Festival& Christmas. 3
2.1. Difference of the Origin and Development 3
2.2. Difference of Ways of Celebration 3
2.2. Difference of Festival Food 3
2.3. Difference in Home Decorating 3
3. The Comparison of Cultural impacts on Spring Festival&Christmas. 4
3.1.The Cultural Impacts of History 4
3.2.The Cultural Impacts of Religion 4
3.3.The Cultural Impacts of Custom 4
3.4 The Cultural Impacts of Economy 4
3.5 The Cultural Impacts of Geography 4
4. Conclusion.. 3
References. 6
