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中西方传统节日文化差异英语PPT
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英语版中美文化差异ppt课件
Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.
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The Chinese character "fu" (meaning blessing or happiness) is a must. The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down, for in Chinese the "reversed fu" is homophonic with "fu comes", both being pronounced as "fudaole." What's more, two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door. Red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored New Year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall.
中西方节日文化差异 课件
2. Trick or treat costumes. 3. Carving pumpkins into Jack- o'-lantern 4. Black and orange are the traditional Halloween
colors.
Symbols of Valentine ‘s Day
Easter egg bunny
Symbols of Christmas
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Differences Between
Chinese and western Culture
Chinese and Western festivals
1. What kind of festivals do you know? 2. Why do people celebratch festivals do you like most? Why? 4.What are the traditional activities during these fe
stivals? 5. Are there any symbols of the festivals? 6.What are similarities & differences between the f
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Symbols of Valentine ‘s Day
Easter egg bunny
Symbols of Christmas
1. Santa Claus/ Father Christmas reindeer sled Santa Claus's House :Santa's Post Office FIN －
96930 Arctic Circle ，Finland 2. Christmas tree (red green and white ) 3. Stockings 4. Silent night Christmas waits 5. Greetings: A Christmas greeting to cheer you,
Differences Between
Chinese and western Culture
Chinese and Western festivals
1. What kind of festivals do you know? 2. Why do people celebratch festivals do you like most? Why? 4.What are the traditional activities during these fe
stivals? 5. Are there any symbols of the festivals? 6.What are similarities & differences between the f
中西方节日(中英文版)大对比 共40页PPT资料
元宵节
又称“上元节”，有 出门赏月、猜灯谜、 耍龙灯、吃元宵、汤 圆等习俗，属中国传 统节日。
七夕情人节
又称“乞巧节”，有 祈福美满姻缘、拜织 女、吃巧果、染指甲 等习俗，属中国传统 节日，是中国古代的 妇女节，后牛郎织女 的传说使其成为象征 爱情的节日。
劳动节
又称“五一国际劳动 节”、“国际示威游 行日”，是全世界劳 动人民共同拥有的节 日，所设立的目的是 为劳动节争取到合法 权益。
母亲节
每年五月的第二个星 期日。康乃馨被视为 献给母亲的花。为了 纪念和赞美全世界的 母亲。
父亲节
每年六月的第三个星 期日，为了感恩父亲。
美国独立日
美国的国庆日，为了 纪念《美国独立宣言》 的发表。
万圣节
为了赞美秋天、祭祀 亡魂、祈福平安。为 庆祝万圣节的来临， 小孩会装扮成各种可 爱的鬼怪逐家逐户的 敲门，要糖果，否则 就会捣蛋。
阵亡将士纪念 Remembrance Day 日
春节
即农历新年，已有四 千多年的历史，从正 月初一开始至正月十 五结束。通常有扫尘、 守岁、拜年、贴春联、 放爆竹、发压岁钱等 习俗。意味着新的一 年的开始。
清明节
是祭祖和扫墓的日子， 距今已有两千五百多 年的历史。有禁火、 扫墓、踏青、荡秋天、 插柳等习俗，属中国 传统节日。
中、西方节日大对比
不同的中、西方节日
春节 清明节 劳动节 端午节 中秋节 重阳节 除夕夜ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้
元宵节
中国
农历正月初一 情人节
公历四月份 复活节
5月1日 愚人节
农历五月初五 母亲节
农历八月十五 父亲节
农历九月初九 独立日
农历一年的最后 一个夜
中西方传统节日比较课件PPT
中西方传统节日比较
A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON CHINESE AND WESTERN TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS
COMPARISON
中国都有哪些传统节日？ • 春节
Spring Festival
• 元宵节
Lantern Festival
• 清明节
Ching Ming Festival
久远的历史，醇厚的民俗风情，独特的 民族意蕴，使得端午节的文化影响跨越了地 域条件和民族文化的种种差异，被东亚许多 国家地区广为接受。例如，韩国的“江陵端 午祭”便是来源于中国的端午节。
源于纪念屈原 源于纪念伍子胥 源于纪念孝女曹娥 源于古越民族图腾祭
•悬挂菖蒲、艾草：端午节期间，家家户户 都会在家门上悬挂菖蒲和艾蒿借以避邪。
复活节彩蛋—Easteregg，象征着生命的开 始与延续
复活节兔子 复活节的另一象征是小兔子，原因 是它具有极强的繁殖能力，人们视 它为新生命的创造者
过去，在多数西方国家里，复活节一般要举行盛大的宗教游行。游行者身穿 长袍，手持十字架，赤足前进。他们打扮成基督教历史人物，唱着颂歌欢庆 耶稣复活。
stilt walk（踩高跷）
清明节 CHING MING FESTIVAL
• 清明节是我国的二十四节气之一，也是我国传统节日， 也是最重要的祭祀节日，是祭祖和扫墓的日子。
• 又叫踏青节，按阳历来说，它是在每年的4月4日至6日 之间，正是春光明媚草木吐绿的时节，也正是人们春游 （古代叫踏青）的好时候，所以古人有清明踏青，并开 展一系列体育活动的的习俗。
• 相传圣诞老人是罗马帝国东部小亚细亚每拉城（今土耳其 境内）的主教圣尼古拉的化身。17世纪荷兰移民把圣诞 老人的传说带到了美国。美国英语中的圣诞老人为“圣塔? 克劳斯”（Santa Claus），在荷兰语中原为“圣尼古 拉”。圣尼古拉主教生前乐善好施，曾暗地里赠送金子给 一农夫的三个待嫁的女儿作嫁妆，将一袋金子从烟囱扔进 去，恰好掉在壁炉上的一只长统袜中。所以现在在圣诞夜 有不少天真的孩子都把袜子口朝上小心翼翼地吊在壁炉旁 或床头，期待圣诞老人送来礼物。
A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON CHINESE AND WESTERN TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS
COMPARISON
中国都有哪些传统节日？ • 春节
Spring Festival
• 元宵节
Lantern Festival
• 清明节
Ching Ming Festival
久远的历史，醇厚的民俗风情，独特的 民族意蕴，使得端午节的文化影响跨越了地 域条件和民族文化的种种差异，被东亚许多 国家地区广为接受。例如，韩国的“江陵端 午祭”便是来源于中国的端午节。
源于纪念屈原 源于纪念伍子胥 源于纪念孝女曹娥 源于古越民族图腾祭
•悬挂菖蒲、艾草：端午节期间，家家户户 都会在家门上悬挂菖蒲和艾蒿借以避邪。
复活节彩蛋—Easteregg，象征着生命的开 始与延续
复活节兔子 复活节的另一象征是小兔子，原因 是它具有极强的繁殖能力，人们视 它为新生命的创造者
过去，在多数西方国家里，复活节一般要举行盛大的宗教游行。游行者身穿 长袍，手持十字架，赤足前进。他们打扮成基督教历史人物，唱着颂歌欢庆 耶稣复活。
stilt walk（踩高跷）
清明节 CHING MING FESTIVAL
• 清明节是我国的二十四节气之一，也是我国传统节日， 也是最重要的祭祀节日，是祭祖和扫墓的日子。
• 又叫踏青节，按阳历来说，它是在每年的4月4日至6日 之间，正是春光明媚草木吐绿的时节，也正是人们春游 （古代叫踏青）的好时候，所以古人有清明踏青，并开 展一系列体育活动的的习俗。
• 相传圣诞老人是罗马帝国东部小亚细亚每拉城（今土耳其 境内）的主教圣尼古拉的化身。17世纪荷兰移民把圣诞 老人的传说带到了美国。美国英语中的圣诞老人为“圣塔? 克劳斯”（Santa Claus），在荷兰语中原为“圣尼古 拉”。圣尼古拉主教生前乐善好施，曾暗地里赠送金子给 一农夫的三个待嫁的女儿作嫁妆，将一袋金子从烟囱扔进 去，恰好掉在壁炉上的一只长统袜中。所以现在在圣诞夜 有不少天真的孩子都把袜子口朝上小心翼翼地吊在壁炉旁 或床头，期待圣诞老人送来礼物。
中西方传统节日文化差异英语ppt
节日文化的差异和融合。
文化产业的推动
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通过发展文化产业，将中西方传统节日文化融合到一起，促进
文化产业发展。
社会团体的参与
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通过社会团体积极参与中西传统节日文化的交流与融合活动，
促进中西方文化交流。
中西传统节日文化融合的现状与前景
现状
目前，中西方传统节日文化融合还处于初级阶段，但已经取得了一些进展。 中西文化交流活动日益频繁，文化产业也在不断发展。
Wishing you a happy new year！ 祝福你新年快乐！
Ring out the old year, ring in the new！旧岁已去，新 年已来！
Bid farewell to the old and greet the new！辞旧迎新！
Welcome the new year，goodbye to the old one！欢迎 新的一年，向过去说 再见！
Western传统节日时间
Solar calendar-based，such as Christmas，Easter，Halloween，etc.
节日来源差异
中国传统节日来源
Mostly derived from natural festivals，customs，and local cultural and historical traditions.
公历4月4日至6日之间，人们扫墓祭祖、缅怀先人，同 时也会踏青游玩。
端午节
农历五月初五，也被称为龙舟节，这一天人们吃粽子、 赛龙舟、挂艾草等。
中秋节
农历八月十五，也被称为月圆节，人们赏月、吃月饼、 猜灯谜等。
冬至节
公历12月21日至23日之间，人们吃饺子、汤圆等传统 食品，同时也会进行一些祭祀活动。
中西方节日对比英文PPT2剖析
Chinese and Western Festivals
“A holiday of a nation represents a glorious culture and concentrated customs of a nation.”
• Oktoberfest 啤酒节 • （德国慕尼黑)
Tomatina - Tomato Fight （西班牙布诺镇）
Blessing words
• May you be happy and prosperous.------恭喜发 财。 • May all your wishes come true.-------心想事成。 • Everything goes well.-----吉祥如意。 • Safe trip wherever you go. ----出入平安。 • May the joy of Christmas be with you throughout the year. ----愿圣诞的快乐一年四季 常在。
Santa Claus 圣诞老人
圣诞老人源于欧洲的民间传说。他身材丰满，拥有9只名字各 不相同的驯鹿，最大的烦恼是有烟囱爬的房子越来越少了。圣 诞老人以一位神秘人物带给小孩子们礼物的概念衍生自圣尼古 拉。尼古拉是一位生活在4世纪小亚细亚的好心主教，荷兰人 在圣尼古拉斯节（12月6日）便会模仿他送礼物。 圣诞老人是不同传说和神秘人型的结合体。传说圣诞老人是在 数千年前的斯堪的纳维亚半岛即出现。北欧神话中司智慧、艺 术、诗词、战争的奥丁神，寒冬时节，骑上他那八脚马坐骑驰 骋于天涯海角，惩恶扬善，分发礼物。与此同时，其子雷神穿 红衣以闪电为武器与冰雪诸神昏天黑地恶战一场，最终战胜寒 冷。据异教传说，圣诞老人为奥丁神后裔。[3] 在德国中部和 北部地区，尼古拉斯被称为“圣诞老人”，在英国被称为“圣 诞父亲”，被美国的荷兰移民称为后来的“SantaClaus” 在第40届世界圣诞老人大会上，丹麦属地格陵兰被确认为圣诞 老人真正的故乡。
“A holiday of a nation represents a glorious culture and concentrated customs of a nation.”
• Oktoberfest 啤酒节 • （德国慕尼黑)
Tomatina - Tomato Fight （西班牙布诺镇）
Blessing words
• May you be happy and prosperous.------恭喜发 财。 • May all your wishes come true.-------心想事成。 • Everything goes well.-----吉祥如意。 • Safe trip wherever you go. ----出入平安。 • May the joy of Christmas be with you throughout the year. ----愿圣诞的快乐一年四季 常在。
Santa Claus 圣诞老人
圣诞老人源于欧洲的民间传说。他身材丰满，拥有9只名字各 不相同的驯鹿，最大的烦恼是有烟囱爬的房子越来越少了。圣 诞老人以一位神秘人物带给小孩子们礼物的概念衍生自圣尼古 拉。尼古拉是一位生活在4世纪小亚细亚的好心主教，荷兰人 在圣尼古拉斯节（12月6日）便会模仿他送礼物。 圣诞老人是不同传说和神秘人型的结合体。传说圣诞老人是在 数千年前的斯堪的纳维亚半岛即出现。北欧神话中司智慧、艺 术、诗词、战争的奥丁神，寒冬时节，骑上他那八脚马坐骑驰 骋于天涯海角，惩恶扬善，分发礼物。与此同时，其子雷神穿 红衣以闪电为武器与冰雪诸神昏天黑地恶战一场，最终战胜寒 冷。据异教传说，圣诞老人为奥丁神后裔。[3] 在德国中部和 北部地区，尼古拉斯被称为“圣诞老人”，在英国被称为“圣 诞父亲”，被美国的荷兰移民称为后来的“SantaClaus” 在第40届世界圣诞老人大会上，丹麦属地格陵兰被确认为圣诞 老人真正的故乡。
中西方主要节日介绍(中英文版ppt)
Children’s Day 儿童节
It is a holiday for children.
When
on the 1st of June
What to do
Children have parties at school, People usually give gifts to children, …
Spring Festival 春节
Spring Festival 春节
It is a popular holiday in China.
When
in January or February
eat a lot of delicious food, visit their relatives and friends, What to do play with fireworks(烟花), get some red packets, …
Lantern Festival 元宵节
Lantern Festival 元宵节
It is a popular holiday in China.
When
on the 15th of the first lunar month
play with lanterns, What to do eat rice balls,
…
Women’s Day 妇女节
Women’s Day 妇女节
It is a holiday for women.
When
on the 8th of March
give the gifts to the women, What to do
…
April Fool’s Day 愚人节
April Fool’s Day 愚人节
英文介绍中西重要节日(课堂PPT)
It is the first day of the whole year, and it’s the first day of January.
When
on the 1st of January
What to do
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put on new clothes. say : ” Happy new year ” when we greet someone. make the plan of the whole year
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Western Festivals
January February March April May June
新年（元旦）
New Year’s Day
情人节 [‘væ ləntaɪn] Valentine’s Day
复活节
Easter Day
愚人节
All Fool’s Day
母亲节
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Valentine’s Day 情人节
It is a holiday for the lovers.
When What to do
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on the 14th of February
Lovers give the candy, the flowers or other gifts to each other…
marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the unfairness of the rule,
disobeyed and continued to perform marriages in secret. However, he was discovered and was put to death on February 14th A.D.270. From A.D. 496 on, February 14th was established as a day to honor Valentine.
When
on the 1st of January
What to do
2020/4/29
put on new clothes. say : ” Happy new year ” when we greet someone. make the plan of the whole year
2020/4/29
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Western Festivals
January February March April May June
新年（元旦）
New Year’s Day
情人节 [‘væ ləntaɪn] Valentine’s Day
复活节
Easter Day
愚人节
All Fool’s Day
母亲节
3
Valentine’s Day 情人节
It is a holiday for the lovers.
When What to do
2020/4/29
on the 14th of February
Lovers give the candy, the flowers or other gifts to each other…
marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the unfairness of the rule,
disobeyed and continued to perform marriages in secret. However, he was discovered and was put to death on February 14th A.D.270. From A.D. 496 on, February 14th was established as a day to honor Valentine.
中西方节日对比英文PPT
• Chinese kids can get “lucky money” in red envelopes from their parents and relatives. • Then the family begins to say greetings from door to door, first to their neighbors and then their relatives, saying some congratulations to each other.
Western Valentine’s Day
• It is not only the best time to express love, but also the most romantic moment to propose. It is originated from Rome.
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Different Consuetude Between Spring Festival and Christmas
• Spring Festival
• A huge clean-up gets underway days before the New Year, when Chinese houses are cleaned from top to bottom, to sweep away any traces of bad luck, and doors and windowpanes are given a new coat of paint, usually red. The doors and windows are then decorated with paper cuts and couplets（对联） with themes such as happiness, wealth on them. The eve of the New Year is perhaps the most exciting part of the event, as anticipation creeps in. Here, traditions and rituals are very carefully observed in everything from food to clothing. Dinner is usually a feast of dumplings（饺子）, signifying different good wishes.
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Comparisons Between Chinese and Western Festivals
Chinese tranditional festivals
Spring Festival 春节
Lantern Festival 元宵节 Tomb-sweeping Festival 清明节 Double-ninth Day 重阳节
Different Consuetude Between Spring Festival and Christmas
• Spring Festival
• A huge clean-up gets underway days before the New Year, when Chinese houses are cleaned from top to bottom, to sweep away any traces of bad luck, and doors and windowpanes are given a new coat of paint, usually red. The doors and windows are then decorated with paper cuts and couplets（对联） with themes such as happiness, wealth on them. The eve of the New Year is perhaps the most exciting part of the event, as anticipation creeps in. Here, traditions and rituals are very carefully observed in everything from food to clothing. Dinner is usually a feast of dumplings（饺子）, signifying different good wishes.
• Chinese kids can get “lucky money” in red envelopes from their parents and relatives. • Then the family begins to say greetings from door to door, first to their neighbors and then their relatives, saying some congratulations to each other.
Spring Festival
Spring Festival: source
• The most important feast in China. • The origin of the Chinese New Year is too old to actually be traced. It is popularly recognized as the Spring Festival and celebrations last 15 days. Preparations tend to begin a month from the date of the Chinese New Year (similar to Christmas), when people start buying presents, decorative materials, food and clothing.
Summary
• Although people with different culture celebrate their festivals in different ways, the same goal is sharing happiness with their families and friends, and hoping for a better life.
Double Seventh Festival
Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 Mid-Autumn Day 中秋节
Contents
• 1.Origin of festivals;
• 2 . The contrastive analysis of three groups of famous festivals;
• For example, • May you be happy and prosperous.------恭 喜发财。 • May all your wishes come true.-------心想 事成。 • Good luck and happiness to you.-----吉祥 如意。 • Safe trip wherever you go. ----出入平安。
VS
• Spring Festival
Christmas
Christmas: source
• To memorise the birth of Jesus. • The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the Yule log(圣诞柴), the giving of gifts, carnivals (parades) with floats（游行）, carolers who sing while going from house to house（唱圣歌）, the holiday feasts, and the church processions can all be traced back to the early Mesopotamians.
Halloween Day
• On this day, people can disguise themselves freely and make trouble to their heart’s content. On many public occasions and home compound, people lay out different kinds of decorations in the windows and doors, such as pumpkin lights, a scarecrow and even the skeleton. Every family will hold a dressing ball, and put on fruit and other crops on the table.
• Water-Sprinkling Festival 泼水节
Double Ninth Festival 重阳节
To memorise the heroes（纪念英雄人 物）
Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 日
Good Friday 耶稣受难
Now, let’s see some specific examples
Halloween Day
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ZhongYuan festival
ZhongYuan festival（鬼节）
• On Lunar Jul.15th is the ZhongYuan festival, in that day every family will prepare many offerings and sacrifice these good to their relatives or friends who come from the nether world.
• The end of the New Year is marked by the Festival of Lanterns, which is a celebration with singing, dancing and lantern shows. At that day, people in China usually eat a kind of food which is called “Yuan Xiao”.
Santa Claus
• The concept of the American Santa Claus （圣 诞老人）originated with St. Nicholas, who was born in Asia Minor in 280 A.D. He was known as a kind, benevolent man; indeed made a saint because of his generosity. • Dutch immigrants to the United States brought with them their version of the gift-giving St. Nicholas, known as Sinter Klass. Americans, unaccustomed to the Dutch pronunciation, turned this into Santa Claus, who is beloved as a symbol of Christmas by children of all ages.
• Double Seventh Festival •
• • Western
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Valentine’s
•
Day
Double Seventh Festival
• Double Seventh festival becomes the Chinese Valentine’s Day, which originated in the legend of the Niulang meeting Zhinv on the magpie bridge.
Chinese tranditional festivals
Spring Festival 春节
Lantern Festival 元宵节 Tomb-sweeping Festival 清明节 Double-ninth Day 重阳节
Different Consuetude Between Spring Festival and Christmas
• Spring Festival
• A huge clean-up gets underway days before the New Year, when Chinese houses are cleaned from top to bottom, to sweep away any traces of bad luck, and doors and windowpanes are given a new coat of paint, usually red. The doors and windows are then decorated with paper cuts and couplets（对联） with themes such as happiness, wealth on them. The eve of the New Year is perhaps the most exciting part of the event, as anticipation creeps in. Here, traditions and rituals are very carefully observed in everything from food to clothing. Dinner is usually a feast of dumplings（饺子）, signifying different good wishes.
• Chinese kids can get “lucky money” in red envelopes from their parents and relatives. • Then the family begins to say greetings from door to door, first to their neighbors and then their relatives, saying some congratulations to each other.
Spring Festival
Spring Festival: source
• The most important feast in China. • The origin of the Chinese New Year is too old to actually be traced. It is popularly recognized as the Spring Festival and celebrations last 15 days. Preparations tend to begin a month from the date of the Chinese New Year (similar to Christmas), when people start buying presents, decorative materials, food and clothing.
Summary
• Although people with different culture celebrate their festivals in different ways, the same goal is sharing happiness with their families and friends, and hoping for a better life.
Double Seventh Festival
Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 Mid-Autumn Day 中秋节
Contents
• 1.Origin of festivals;
• 2 . The contrastive analysis of three groups of famous festivals;
• For example, • May you be happy and prosperous.------恭 喜发财。 • May all your wishes come true.-------心想 事成。 • Good luck and happiness to you.-----吉祥 如意。 • Safe trip wherever you go. ----出入平安。
VS
• Spring Festival
Christmas
Christmas: source
• To memorise the birth of Jesus. • The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the Yule log(圣诞柴), the giving of gifts, carnivals (parades) with floats（游行）, carolers who sing while going from house to house（唱圣歌）, the holiday feasts, and the church processions can all be traced back to the early Mesopotamians.
Halloween Day
• On this day, people can disguise themselves freely and make trouble to their heart’s content. On many public occasions and home compound, people lay out different kinds of decorations in the windows and doors, such as pumpkin lights, a scarecrow and even the skeleton. Every family will hold a dressing ball, and put on fruit and other crops on the table.
• Water-Sprinkling Festival 泼水节
Double Ninth Festival 重阳节
To memorise the heroes（纪念英雄人 物）
Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 日
Good Friday 耶稣受难
Now, let’s see some specific examples
Halloween Day
VS
ZhongYuan festival
ZhongYuan festival（鬼节）
• On Lunar Jul.15th is the ZhongYuan festival, in that day every family will prepare many offerings and sacrifice these good to their relatives or friends who come from the nether world.
• The end of the New Year is marked by the Festival of Lanterns, which is a celebration with singing, dancing and lantern shows. At that day, people in China usually eat a kind of food which is called “Yuan Xiao”.
Santa Claus
• The concept of the American Santa Claus （圣 诞老人）originated with St. Nicholas, who was born in Asia Minor in 280 A.D. He was known as a kind, benevolent man; indeed made a saint because of his generosity. • Dutch immigrants to the United States brought with them their version of the gift-giving St. Nicholas, known as Sinter Klass. Americans, unaccustomed to the Dutch pronunciation, turned this into Santa Claus, who is beloved as a symbol of Christmas by children of all ages.
• Double Seventh Festival •
• • Western
VS
Valentine’s
•
Day
Double Seventh Festival
• Double Seventh festival becomes the Chinese Valentine’s Day, which originated in the legend of the Niulang meeting Zhinv on the magpie bridge.