中西方节日文化之比较.docx

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中西方节日文化之比较

Acknowledgement

Firstofall,Iwouldliketoextendmysinceregratitudetomysupervisor,Zhangshasha,forherpatientguidanceandusefulsuggestionsonmythesis.ShetaughtmethestepsandwaytowriteaqualifiedarticleandIhaveaclearlogicalformythesis.Withoutherconsistentandilluminatinginstructions,thisthesiscouldnothavereacheditspresentform.

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Abstract

Withtheeconomicglobalization,theinternationalexchangesbecomemoreandmorefrequent.Cultureplaysacriticalroleininternationalcommunications.Itcanbeseenthatfestivalhasbecomeapartofpeople’slife.Thusit'snecessarytoknowaboutthecountry’sculture.

Festivalistheenrichmentandessenceofhumanbeinglife.Itreflectsthemostdelicateandrepresentativeaspectofnationalculture.TheChineseNewYearandThanksgivingDaysinwestisrespectivelymostimportantfestivalintheirethnicgroups.ItistherepresentativeofChineseandwesternculturedifferences.Understandingthedifferentculturecontributestopromoteeachother’scommunications.What’smore,itcanavoidmisunderstandingandwewouldrespecteachother’scultureincross-culturalcommunications,makingthecommunicationsmoreandmoresmoothly.Ifweknowabouttheculturaldifference,itcanhelpavoidthemisunderstandingandenhancetheinternationalexchangeandcorporation.Thus,studyingthedifferenceofthetwofestivalsisconducivetobetterrationallylearnandabsorbforeignculturalvalues.MeanwhilewecanprotectandcarryforwardtheculturalessenceoftheChinesenation.

Thispaperismainlystudiesthroughthemethodsofdocumentaryanalysisandqualitativeanalysis.ThearticlegivescomparisonstudyofChineseandThanksgivingDays,basedontheaspectsoftheoriginoffestival,custom，function,culturalconnotationandsoon.WecanclearlyconcludethedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternculturalinthispaper.Thusitreflectthecoreofthisarticle：

payingattentiontothecultureandrespectingtheculturedifference.

KeyWords:

ThedifferenceofChineseandwestern;Culturecustom;SpringFestival;ThanksgivingDay

摘要

随着经济全球化以.国与国之间的交流更加频繁了.文化在文化交流中起着重要的作用.不难看出节日是人们生活中的不可或缺的一部分.因此对于我们而言了解不同国家的节日文化是非常必要的.

节日是人类日常生活的浓缩和精华。

它反映了民族文化最精致，最具有代表性的一面，中国的春节，西方的感恩节分布是中西方最重要的节日，并具有中西方文化的代表性是探讨中西方文化的典型。

本文主要应用了文献分析法和定性分析法。

主要探究了春节与感恩节差异基于春节与感恩节的起源，习俗，功能，文化内涵，等方面。

通过对比，我们清楚地得出了两者的差异。

从而体现本文的核心：

注重文化，尊重差异.

关键词：

中西文化差异文化习俗；春节；感恩节

Contents

TOC\o"1-3"\h\z\u1.Introduction1

2.TheOriginofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay1

2.1TheOriginofSpringFestival1

2.2TheOriginofThanksgivingDay3

3.TheContrastofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay5

3.1TheCustomofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay5

3.1.1TheWaysofCelebration5

3.1.2TheSymbolofTraditionalFood6

3.1.3TheActivitiesofCelebration7

3.2TheFunctionsofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay8

3.2.1CommunicationalFunction8

3.2.2Educationalfunction8

3.2.3CondensedFunction9

3.2.4EconomicFunction10

3.2.5EntertainmentFunction10

4.TheCombinationofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay11

4.1SpringFestivalinWesternCountriesandThanksgivingDayinChina11

4.2ThecultureMeaningofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay12

5.Conclusion12

Bibliography13

TheCultureComparisonofChineseandWesternFestival–withSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDayasanexample

1.Introduction

TheSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDayisthemostgrandandlivelyfestivalinChinaandwesternrespectively.Differentfestivalhavedifferentsocialactivities，neverthelessfestivalisonlyoneaspectofdifferenceinculture.Festivalisendowedwithspecialsocialandculturalsignificanceinayear，meanwhileitpenetratesbetweenindailylife，embodyingpeoplecolorfulliferegionalandnationalpolitics.Traditionalfestivalismostsignificantpartofnationalhistoryandculture.Inaddition，festivalisthesummaryoftheeconomicandculturalreligionandextension.ChinaandWesternhavetheirowntraditionalfestivals.Thesefestivalhavesomeincommon,butevenmoretheirrespectivelycharacteristics.

Peoplekeepthemostdelicateandmostrepresentativenationalcultureinthefestival.Theyreflectanation’straditionalhabits,moralityandreligion.Itrepresentthevisionofthewholenationandisahappyeventinthousandsofyear.ItisprettygoodwayasawholecuttounderstandingtheChineseandWesternculture.Todaysocietyhassetupacommunicationplatformforthefestivalcustomsexchangingandprovidesthecozyculturelearningenvironmentaswell.

TheauthormainlytalksaboutthecustomsandfunctionsofthesetwofestivalsandexplorethedifferencebetweenChineseandWesternculture.Itproducesprofoundimpactinculturecommunication.Attheendofthispaper,itexpressweshouldlearnrationallylearnandabsorbforeignculturalvalues.Meanwhile,wecanprotectandcarryforwardtheculturalessenceofChinesenation.Withunderstandingtheculturaldifference,itwillbeconducivetotheirtraditionalcultureinheritanceanddevelopmentbasingofseekingcommonground.

2.TheOriginofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay

Thischapterwilltalkabouttheoriginofthesetwofestival.Theoriginhasadeeprelationshipwiththelivinglifeandsocialactivities.

2.1TheOriginofSpringFestival

TheSpringFestival,afamilyreunionholiday,isthemostsignificantelaborate,colorful,andimportantfeastinChina,justliketheChristmasinthewestandhasmorethan4,000yearsofhistory.ChineseNewyearisnowpopularlyknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitstartsfromspring.TheSpringFestivalfallsonthe1stdayof1lunar.ItisusuallylateronemonththantheGregoriancalendar.Strictlyspeaking,theSpringFestivalstartfromeveryyearintheearlydaysof12thlunarmonth.TheSpringFestivaloriginatedinShangDynasty（C.1600BC-C.1100BC）andpeoplesacrificetothegodsandancestorsattheendofanoldyearandthebeginningofnewone.（Zhao101）

TheSpringFestivalusuallylastabout15days.Inthefact,itinitiatestheeveofthelunarNewYearsDay,andtheprimemonthofthelunarcalendaristheofficialendingoftheSpringFestivalformostofChinesepeople.ItisquietuniversalamidChinesethattheterm”GuoNian”meaning"passingtheyear”whichfrequentlyisusedduringcelebratingthenewyear.Peopleusuallyshootoffthefireworkwelcomingtheadventofnewyear.Inaninstantthewholeworldatthismomentwillimmersetheshockingsoundofthefirecracker.TherearetwotypicalconvincingoriginoftheSpringFestival．

Initially,inancienttimepeopleprovidethesacrificetothegodandtheancestorsinthelastmonthofChineselunarcalendar.Thisiswhatwesaidthebeginning．

Inordertodowellthesacrifice,peopleusuallycleanthehousethoroughlyandtaketheshoweretc.Afterfinishingabovetheactivitie,onthatdaypeoplesetoffsacrificethegodandancestors.Mostofpeoplehavefinishedthefarmworkandhavethesparetimetodoactivitiesinthisnothingbettertime.Howeverthereisnocertainworshippingdatebecauseofthefarmactivities.LaterthetimeofsacrificingthedeitiesandtheancestorisfixeduntilHanDynasty.Theconventionofsacrificingthegodandancestorsmaintain,buttheinfluenceandthescalearenotmagnificentthanbefore.Besides,Itistheseasonthattheflowerisbloomingandthegrassissprouting．Atspring,theweatherisnotcoldanymoreandpeoplecangoouttoheldavarietyofactivitiestowelcometheadventofnewyear.

Secondly,themostfamouslegendaboutSpringFestivalwhichisoverwhelmingspreadistheyearmonster,akindofanimalthathaveaferociousappearanceappearingattheevenight.Peoplecallthebeast“Nian”.Nianisfierceanimalwithaquitemouthanditisthatitcaneatanumberofpeopleandotherlivinganimalinjustonebite.Whatismore,peoplealsocallthebeast“guonian”whichmeansthepreviousyearispass.Intheancienttime,mostofpersonholdthatthemonsterwillcomeouttoeatpeopleintheNewYear’seve.Itisnaturalthatmankindareafraidofthebeastforeatingthem.Theoldmanproviderescuetothepeople.Theoldmanhavetheconversationwiththebeastwithhiswisdom.”Iheardthatyouhaveunparalleledabilityandthehumanbeingisnotenoughtobeyouropponent.Dareyouchallengeotherbeastsbyyourself”theelderlyman.Themonsterdidthewaywhattheoldmansaid.Themonsterisnotonlyfinishingtheotherbeastsbutalsosomeotherprimaryanimalswhicharefrequentlyharassingpeople.

Thentheelderlymanridingthemonsterdisappearedinthecloudsandtheoldmantomankindsurpriseisafairy.Finallythemonsterleftandotheranimalweresofrightenedthattheyhiddenintheforest.Thehumanbeingstarttoenjoyaharmoniousandhappylife.Whentheoldmenleft,hetoldthepeoplethemonsterisveryscaredoftheredcolor,sostickingthereddecorationslikepapercuttingfiring,stickersonthewindowanddoorcanscareawaythebeastandpreventthebeastfromhereagain.Thetraditionalcustomwhichishandeddownandremainthepresentandfromthegeneration.Inthefolk,peoplecalltheSpringFestival“guo