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1、中西节日文化介绍英文版 Still waters run deep.流静水深流静水深,人静心深人静心深 Where there is life,there is hope。有生命必有希望。有生命必有希望Eastern and western festivalsnSpring Festivaln The Lantern Festivaln Tomb-sweeping dayn Dragon Boat Festivaln The Mid-Autumn festivaln Lunar chung yeung festivaln Chinese torch festivaln.n.nnChristma

2、snThanksgiving nEasternApril Fools Day nAll Saints Day nFathers daynmothers dayn.n.n.2lThe spring festivallin Chinaese.lThe Christmas in west conutrys.3Contents一.The Spring Festival and Christmas began and background.二.The Spring Festival and Christmas foods.三.The Spring Festival and Christmas custo

3、ms.四.The Spring Festival and Christmas entertainment4 The Spring Festival began and background.nThe Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Begining of Spring(the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of Nature).Its origin is

4、 too old to be traced.Several explanations are hanging around.All agree,however,that the word Nian,which in modern Chinese solely means year,was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.5The Christmas began and background.nThe

5、 name christmas is short for christs mass.a mass is a kind of church service.christmas is a religious festival.it is the day we celebrate as the birthday of jesus.there are special christmas services in christian churches all over the world.but many of the festivities of christmas do not have anythi

6、ng to do with religion.exchanging gifts and sending christmas cards are the modern ways of celebrating the christmas in the world.6The Spring Festival and Christmas foods.7Spring Festival fooddumplingseight-treasure rice pudding dumplings made of sweet ric New Year cake8fishfishthe mutton stringred

7、dates red melon seed 9The Christmas food.TurkeySalmon(三文鱼）三文鱼）Smoked ham（烟熏火腿）10The Christmas puddingPumpkin pieChristmas candy11The Spring Festival customs.lThe Spring Festival is the most important festival in China.People usually decorate the doors and windows with red papercuts.becouse red means

8、 good luck.People usually clean house too.becouse they want to sweep away bad luck.Children can get some new clothes or presents from their parents and grandparents.12lOn New Years Eve,family always have a big dinner.Everybody are watch TV and talk.In the midnight,there usually fairworks.13lOn New Y

9、ears Day,people usually put on their new clothes and visit their femily and friends.They usually say:Happy New Years Day.The Spring Festival finishes at the Lantern Festival after two weeks.People usually eat a kind of rice dumpling called yuanxiao.It can take people good luck all the year round.14n

10、On New Years day,people offer sacrifices to their ancestorsto express thoughts and respect.15Christmas customs.nMost children believe that Santa Claus lives at the North Pole.All year he lists the names of children,both those who have been good and those who have been bad.He decides what presents to

11、 give to the good children.Each child hung a stocking,or sock,over the fireplace.Santa entered down the chimney and nleft candy and presents inside the socks for the children.On the morning of Christmas day.Each child cant wait to open his or her eyes to see what Santa has left in the stocking.16nAn

12、other important custom of Christmas is to send and receive Christmas cards,which are meant to help express the sentiment of the season.Americans begin sending Christmas cards early in December to friends,nacquaintances,and co-workers.The post office advises customers to mail early in the season and

13、avoid the Christmas rush.Some people heed the advice;others wait until the last minute and then are upset when their loved ones have not received the greeting card or the present which they sent.17Christmas Eve is vulgar to say Christmas Eve evening.In this evening will see a group of cute little bo

14、ys and little girls,holding poetry piano to guitar,singing the poetry of one a good news report.18The Spring Festival entertainmentnLike Chirstmas in the United States,the Chinese New Year is a time for family gaiherings and hoilday meals.After dinner,people play cards,play mahjong,and watch TV unti

15、l midnight.Some people stay up all night.19lion dance(The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)dragon dance(to expect good weather and good harvests)20exhibit of lanterns traditional operavariety show fireworks21Christmas entertainmentThe church will arrange in church,with

16、 many Christmas activities in the church choir will sing Christmas carols.On Christmas Eve and Christmas,special activities including the midnight mass.22vRelatives and friends get gather to attend the Christmas party.vThey are dancing and singing and tell each other heart sings.vThey express their care for eatch other and wishes the life more and more beautiful.23Thank you for listeningn陈圆圆陈圆圆 旅旅n陈云云陈云云 游游n张琳娜张琳娜 管管n史秋芬史秋芬 理理n杨俊伟杨俊伟 09224