中西方節(jié)日文化差異

DifferencesBetweenChineseandwesternFestival中西方節(jié)日差異試講者：FestivalPrevueContrastofChineseandWesternFestivalTraceBackToTheSourceContentQuestions1.

Whatkindof

festivalsdoyouknow?(IncludingChineseandWestern)2.Whichfestivalsdoyoulikemost?PartOneFestivalPrevue節(jié)日的概說節(jié)日是指一年中被賦予特殊社會文化意義并穿插于日常之間的日子，是人們豐富多彩的生活和社會活動的集中展現(xiàn)，是國家、名族、各地區(qū)的政治、經濟、文化、宗教等的總結和延伸。節(jié)日是具有群眾性、周期性和相對穩(wěn)定活動的特殊日子。中國節(jié)日的起源和發(fā)展節(jié)日源于古代季節(jié)氣候，簡單地說是由年月日與氣候變化相結合排定的節(jié)氣時令。中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)令除二十四節(jié)氣外，還主要表現(xiàn)在各季各月的朔、望之間。節(jié)日的演進經歷了萌芽期（先秦以前）、定型期（漢代）、融合轉化期（魏晉南北朝）、變異期（唐宋）、穩(wěn)定期（明清以后）。西方節(jié)日的起源與發(fā)展西方的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日以宗教為主?；浇滩坏乾F(xiàn)代西方文化的酵母之一，而且目前仍然是西方社會精神的重要元素?，F(xiàn)在西方國家節(jié)日活動中宗教的因素正逐步淡化，娛樂的成分正逐漸加大。PartTwoContrastofChineseandWesternFestivalFestivalActivities?Whatistheoriginoffestival??

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festivals?SpringFestivalOriginofSpringFestivalTheChineseNewYearisnowpopularlyknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitstartsfromtheBeginingofSpring(thefirstofthetwenty-fourterms(24節(jié)氣)

incoodinationwiththechangesofNature).Itsoriginistoooldtobetraced.Severalexplanationsarehangingaround.Allagree,however,thatthewordNian,whichinmodernChinesesolelymeans"year",wasoriginallythenameofamonsterbeastthatstartedtopreyonpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningofanewyear.SymbolsofSpringFestival

Wehanglanterns（燈籠）andstickSpringcouplets（春聯(lián)）.Wehaveabigfamilydinner.Childrengetredbagsandlightfirecrackers（爆竹，鞭炮）.Wesay”HappyNewYear”eachother.Stayingup(守歲)atEveofSpringFestival.WepayaNewYear'svisit(拜年)toourfriends.Mid-AutumnFestival?

TheannuallunarAugust15isChinesetraditionalfestival,Mid-AutumnFestival,Itsymbolizereunion.?

每年農歷的八月十五是中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日——中秋節(jié)，也是團圓的日子。OriginofMid-Autumn

FestivalThe15thdayofevery8thlunarmonthisthetraditionalChineseMid-AutumnFestival.Themoononthenightofthe15thdayoflunarAugustisbelievedtobefullerandbrighterthaninothermonths.Afullmoonisasymboloftogetherness.Assuch,theMid-AutumnFestivalisatimeforfamilyreunion.It'salsocalled"ReunionFestival".TheoriginoftheMid-AutumnFestivalderivedfromthetraditionofworshippingtheGoddessofMoon.Thefestivalisalsoatimetocelebrateagoodautumnharvest.SymbolsofMid-AutumnFestival

Variouspartsofthecountryandallethnicminorities（少數(shù)民族）

havedifferentMid-AutumnFestivalcustoms.InNanjing,thefestivalcoincideswiththebloomingseasonofsweet-scentedosmanthusflowers（桂花）.InZhejiang,theMid-AutumnFestivalisanidealtimefortidewatching.Firedragondances(火龍舞蹈)areusuallyperformedinHongKongonthefestival.Alltheseinterestingcustomsareanindicationofpeople'sloveoflifeandgoodwishesforabetterfuture.

ChristmasDay

圣誕節(jié)OriginofChristmasDay

December25thwhichcelebratesthebirthofJesusChrist,thefounderoftheChristianreligion(基督教),isthebiggestandbest-lovedholidayinthewesterncountries.AccordingtotheBible(圣經),theholybookofChristians,Goddecidedtoallowhisonlyson,JesusChrist,tobeborntoahumanmotherandliveontheearthsothatpeoplecouldunderstandGodbetterandlearntoloveGodandeachothermore."Christmas"meaning"celebrationofChrist"honorsthetimewhenJesuswasborntoayoungJewishwomanMary.SymbolsofChristmas

DayPeopledecoratetheirhouse.TheysendChristmascards,buyChristmastreesanddecoratethem.Theygettogetherandhaveabigdinner.Afterdinner,theywillgivepresentseachother.TheysinganddancebeforeChristmastree.Theygototheparties.Origin

中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日起源西方傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日起源春節(jié)歲時農節(jié)圣誕節(jié)宗教節(jié)祀元宵節(jié)歲時農節(jié)萬圣節(jié)宗教節(jié)祀清明節(jié)歲時農節(jié)情人節(jié)宗教節(jié)祀端午節(jié)歲時農節(jié)感恩節(jié)宗教節(jié)祀七夕節(jié)歲時農節(jié)復活節(jié)宗教節(jié)祀中秋節(jié)歲時農節(jié)狂歡節(jié)宗教節(jié)祀重陽節(jié)歲時農節(jié)主顯節(jié)宗教節(jié)祀PartThreeTraceBackToTheSourceConclusionDifferentBeliefSystemDifferentValueOrientationDifferentTraditionalProductionMode

DifferentBeliefSystem（信仰差異）ChinaClanagriculturalculture（氏族農業(yè)文化）Pantheism（多神教）WesternReligiousculture（宗教文化）Christianism（基督教）DifferentValueOrientation（價值觀差異）ChinaRite-governance（禮治）Emphasison:GratefulModestCollectiveresponsibilityPeaceetc.WesternRuleoflaw（法治）Emphasison:CharacterMoneyEn