中西方节日差异比较英文论文11.docx
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中西方节日差异比较英文论文11
中西方节日的文化差异研究
CulturalDifferencesinChineseandWesternFestivals
摘要:
节日是世界各国的宝贵文化遗产,不同国家的节日反映着不同的文化背景。
本文旨在讨论中西方节日的文化差异以及某些重大节日的对比研究,以达到促进跨文化交流的U的。
关键词:
节日;文化差异;春节与圣诞节;清明节与万圣节;七夕与情人节;对比研究
AbstractFestivalsarepreciousculturalheritageofdifferentcountries,sodifferentfestivalscanreflectdifferentcultures・ThisarticlediscussesculturaldifferencesandcomparisonbetweensomeoneinChineseandwesternfestivals,aimingtopromotecross-cultureconimunication.
Keywordsfestivals;culturedifferences;SpringFestivalandtheChristmasDay;thePureBrightnessFestivalandtheHalloween;theChineseValentine*sDayandtheWesternValentine*sDay
1.Summary
Festivalsarepreciousculturalheritageofdifferentcountries・ThatisalsothereasonwhyfestivalsinChinaandwesterncountrieshavelittleincommon.Asamatteroffact,Chineseandwesternfestivalsserveasanintriguingwindowintotheirculturaldifferences・Theirdifferentoriginsandpeople'sdifferentwaystocelebratethefestivalsallreflecttheirculturalcontrasts・
Firstofall,thenamingandtheoriginsofChineseandwesternfestivalsareanindicationoftheirtotallydifferenttraditions・In
China,manyofourfestivalsareconnectedwithseasonswhichhavegreatinfluenceonagriculture・NewYear'sDay,theSpringFestival,QingmingFestival,DuanwuFestival,Mid-AutumnFestival,ChongyangFestivalandWinterSolsticeFestivalareallexamples・TakeDuanwuFestival,forinstance・ExceptfortheexplanationstohonorthegreatpoetQuyuan,manyfolkscholarsbelievethatitoriginatedfromsummersolsticeandpeople'sworshipofdragons・Inthefifthlunarmonth,cropsbegintogrowquickly.Obviouslywaterisvitallyimportanttoagriculturalproduction.WhileinancientChina,dragonwasbelievedtobethegodinchargeofwater・Onthedayofthefestival,peopleraceddragonboatstopleasethegodandofferhimZongzi・Inthisway,theyprayforfavorableweatherforagriculture・AsregardsChongyangFestivalwhichfallsontheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth,itisinthegoldenharvestseason.Allpeopleareingreatenjoymentoftheexcitingharvest・SowecanseeChinahasbeenabigcountryofagriculturesincealongtimeago,andChinesepeopletendtoattachgreatimportancetoagriculture・Nowlet'sseetheoriginsofthewesternfestivals・Moreoftenthannot,wefindtheappearanceofreligion,especiallyChristianity・ThereareNewYearJsDay,Epiphany,SaintPatrick,sDay,GoodFriday,Easter,ThanksgivingDayandChristmas・Theyareallconnectedwithreligion.GoodFridayistheanniversaryofthecrucifixionofJesus,EasteristocommemorateJesus'resurrectionandChristmasisthebirthdayofJesusChrist・Wecanseewesternfestivalsarecoveredwithastrongcolorofreligion.
Whasmore,people'sdifferentwaystocelebratethefestivalsembodytheirdifferentvalues・InChina,wepursuehealth,union,andharmony.Foodisamainsubjectforthe
celebration.InSpringFestival,wehavedumplings,noodles,NewYearcakes,etc・Noodlessymbolizelongevity,whiletheNewYearcakespronounceaniangaoninChinese,whichmeanslifewillbecomebetterandbetteryearbyyear・Familyreuniondinnerisofcauseindispensable・WealsoeatmooncakesinMid-autumnDayandLabaPorridgeinLabafestiva1.WeChinesetrytomakeourlifemoreharmonious・However,forwesternersthewayofcelebrationisdifferent・Theyneverliketostayathome・Instead,theychoosetogooutandhavefun.AprilFools'Dayisafestivalforplayingtricksanditbringsgreatfun.ActivitiestocelebratetheIndependenceDayarecolorfulandexciting,includingpicnics,playingfireworksandparades・Forthem,torealizeindividualvalueisthemostimportant・Theyliketoexpresstheirownfeelingsfreely.Forexample,SaintValentine*sDayisagoodchanceforwesternerstoexpresstheirromanticlove・Comparedwiththis,Chinesepeoplearemoreconfinedtotheoldtradition.OnDouble-SeventhDaywhichcanbecalleduChineseValentine*sDayn,peoplejustcanrecallthestoriesofNiulangandZhinuthendonothing・
Tosumup,Chineseandwesternfestivalsareawindowintotheirdifferentcultures,includingtheirtradition,theirbeliefandtheirvalue・Tolearndifferentfestivalsistopromotecrossculturecommunication.Weshouldknowtheoriginsandpeople*swaysofcelebrationtounderstandthedifferentcultures・ThuscommunicationbetweenChinaandWesterncountrieswillbemucheasier・
2.ComparativestudyonsomeimportantfestivalsbetweenChinaandwesterncountries
Festivalcultureisveryprofound・Thefestivalcustomsindissimilarcountriesareestablishedbyusage,withtheowndistinctnationalfeatureandrichpresentationforms,buttheyinfiltratetoeachother・Thisandthewesterncountries:
SpringFestivalandtheChristmasDay,thePureBrightnessFestivalandtheHalloween,theChineseValentine*sDayandtheWesternValentine'sDay.
SpringFestivalandtheChristmasDay
InChina,asspringisthemostbeautifulseasonandallcreaturesonearthbegintogrow,flowersarebloominginariotofcolor;seedssprouteverywhere,itisvitallyimportanttocelebratethecomingofthespring・Asthebeginningofayear,December23rdinlunaryearisthepreludetoSpringFestiva1・Onthatday,allfamilieswithoutexceptionwillworshipthegodofthekitchenandstartedtobusilypreparedfortheNewYear*scoming・Inaddition,accordingtothetraditionalhabits,Chinesepeoplewillalsomakeathoroughcleanup,whichisalsocalledspring-cleaning,toshowtheirdesiretosweep
"theoldandbadthingsnoutoftheirhouse,ringouttheOldYearandringintheNewYear・Afterthiswork,everyhousealongthestreethasabrightandnewlook・Withpaper-cutsonthewindows,coupletsonthewallandredlanternsinfrontofthedoor,itlooksreallybrilliantandfullofhappiness・TheNewYear*sEveisthelastdayofDecemberinlunaryear・Atthatnight,allmembersinafamilywillgettogethertoenjoytheufamilyreuniondinnerv,impliedmeaningluckyand
talkingaboutthings
harmony.Whenhavingdinner,everyoneshouldonly
happyandgood,avoidreferringtodeath,diseaseorsomethingbad.
What':
smore,familymemberswillnotsleepuntilthedawnoftheNew
Year*:
sDay.Instead,theywillchat,watchingTVandhavingsnackssuch
asmelonseeds,orange,andpeanuts・ThemostexcitingmomentiswhentheNewYear*sBellrang・Itseemsasifallthefirecrackers
aroundtheworldaresetoffwithonlyonesecond・Thesoundoffirecrackerswillnotstopuntilthedawn,andthenewupsurgewillbeginatthattime,wheneveryfamilyopenthedoorandbegintovisittheirrelatives・ThecarnivalwillcontinuetoJanuary15thinlunaryear・
Inwesterncountries,asimilarfestivalistheChristmasDaywhichactuallybeginsinDecember12thandendsinJanuary6thinthenextyear・LikeChineseNewYear,itisalsoaperiodratherthanonlyoneday,whichisfamiliartousall-December25th・AsthebirthdayofJesusChrist,theChristmasDayiswithnodoubtthemostvitallydayallovertheyear・Andasweallknow,mostwesternpeopleareChristian.Red,greenandwhiteareregardedastheluckiestcolorsinChristmasDay,astheystandfortheChristmascandle,Christmastreeandpuresnow・Peopledecorateakindofevergreentreewithallkindsandcolorsoflights,balloons,gifts,paperflowersandsoon,allfilledwithafestivalatmosphere・SantaClausisthemostfamousfigureinwesternfestiva1.AllchildrenbelievethattheywillreceiveabrilliantgiftfromSantaClaus,andastheygrowingup,theywillgraduallyknowthattheirSantaClausisafigureinhuman'simagination.Butwhocare?
Themostimportantthingistheygetpleasureandownahappychildhoodfullofimagine・JustlikeChinesespring-dinner,westernpeoplevaluethereunionofthewholefamily.TheyhavingdinnertogetherbesidetheChristmastreeandenjoythemselvesinplayinguntillateatnight・Itisworthmentioningthatthemostpopularsongsduringthisperiodare"SilentNightnuJingleBells”・
SpringFestivalandtheChristmasDayallshowthehappyandharmoniousatmosphereestablishedinfamilyreunion.Bycontrast,Chinesepeopleprefertoexpresstheiraffectionandhomesick,whilewesternpeoplearemorelikelytoprayforthegiftofGod・
ThePureBrightnessFestivalandtheHalloween
PureBrightnessheremeansclearandclean.PureBrightness
FestivalisfromChineselunarcalendar・Itisatimetorememberthedeadandthedearlydeparted・InPureBrightnessFestival,it'sacustomtovisitone'sancestor*sgraveandsweeptheirtomb・Therefore,PureBrightnessFestivalisalsocalledTomb-sweepingDay.ThereasonwhyChinesepeoplechoosethisdayforhonoringtheirancestorsmaybethatthisdayisthebeginningofspringandendingofwinter,allcreaturesbegintogrowandpeoplebelievethattheirancestorswillobtaintheirnewlivesthisday.Theywilllookoverthetombcarefullyandmakesurethatthereisnodamageorcorrosion.Thentheywillbustingsomepaper-money,paper-flowersorsomeotherthingsallmadeofpaper,whichisregardedasnecessityforthedeadpeople'severydayuse・CelebratethisFestivalisimportanttoallofus,butburningpaperisnottheonlyway.Beyondthat,goingforanexcursionandflingkites・SobrietyisoneoftheGhostFestival,demons;natureiscapableofwardingoffevilintowillow.
ChinesePureBrightnessFestivalhasthegreatvalueofcommemorationandshowtheaImmortalityofSoulvtheoryinthetraditionalChinesethinkingmodes・Life-sustainingisnotconfinesinbiologicalprocess,butinthecontinuationofChineseculture・It
existsintheconceptinheritedf
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