中西傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗對(duì)比(英文版)

CatalogueTheGreetingCustomsTheMarriageCustomsTheEatingCustomsTheFestivalCustomsInChina

Whenpeoplemeetacquaintances（熟人）orfriends,wealwayssay,“Haveyoueatenyet?”，“Whatareyougoingtodo?”,etc.

InWesternPeopleoftengreeteachother“Goodmorning/evening/afternoon!”,“Fineday,isn’t?”

“Howiseverythinggoing?”,etc.TheGreetingCustomsChinaShakinghandsAncientChinaScrapeabowKowtowandbowWesternHugKissthecheekOthersTheMarriageCustomsInChinaThebrideandbridegroomwouldinred.Becausewebelievetheredcolorrepresentslucky.Andtheweddingwouldbehostinthebridegroom’shouseThreeLettersandSixEtiquettes(三書(shū)六禮)Betrothalletter（聘書(shū)）Proposing（納彩）Presentingweddinggifts（納征）Giftletter（禮書(shū)）Birthdaymatching（問(wèn)名）

Pickingaweddingdate（請(qǐng)期）Weddingletter（迎親書(shū)）Presentingbetrothalgifts（納吉）Weddingceremony（親迎）InWesternthebridealwaysinherwhiteweddinggownandtheirweddingwillbehostinachurch.Chinachapletandofficialrobes鳳冠霞帔womanmatchmaker媒婆bride‘ssedanchair花轎Westernweddingveil婚紗Priest牧師Floats花車(chē)Ifyougetmarriedinthefuture,whatkindofweddingyouwant?Chinese

orWestern?Andwhy?

TheEatingCustomschopsticksknifeandforkCHINAWESTchopsticksknifeandforkThedishesareplacedthetableandeveryonesharethemtogetherYouhaveyourownplateoffoodHostsliketoputfoodintotheplatesoftheirguestsTheguestsenjoythefoodbythemselvespeopletendtoover-orderfood,keeningonface-saving

orderproperfood,reducewasteRedwineliquorbeerTheFriedchickenandbeer炸雞啤酒我們也有TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.Peopleusuallydecoratethedoorsandwindowswithredcouplets.ChildrencangetsomeNewYear’smoneyorpresentsfromtheirparentsandgrandparents.TheChristmasFestivalisareligiousfestival.ItisthedaywecelebrateasthebirthdayofJesus.

Today,ChristmashasbecomeapublicholidayofEuropeanandAmericancountries,likeChina'sSpringFestival,isthefamilyreunionday.DifferentFoodDumplings

TurkeyDifferentSymbols

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