中外节日对比英语

Each nation has its own characteristic festivals that reflect the culture of itself.In China, asour country and westerncountries become increasingly closer,more and more chinese accept western culture. However, some western festivals sometimes even more popular than traditional festivals, foreign cultural’s influence should not be underestimated.The main The main group of celebratingwesternfestivals is youth group which takes students as the main force.People celebrate festivals such as Valentine's day, mother's day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. In fact, because of the Chinese way of thinking, western holidays in China is just popular for Christmas and Valentine's day, not all western holidays attract people's attention.

Now will let us the Western holiday carry on a comparison.First is celebrates to the China and the West most grand festival makes a comparison, really has the discovery.Does not see China's lunar New Year's Eve night, only is the family member reunites, cannot invite the bystander, even if the most friend's friend very much is also tactful, cannot in this late intrude others family reunion banquet, must pay new year's call also must be somebody's turn in the first lunar month first day, this nearly becomes the custom which is established by usage, little said also must have several millennium histories;West Christmas Day is different , its first one are night safe and sound lately , Father Christmas wants to come in this one night , being brought about the gift and fine wishing by everyone. This one night being also as be family birdnesting moment , different as Chinese, foreign friends participates in this Etesian festival , the frequent meeting invitation friend even. The ding sounds , people shouts and jumps for joy if being that one arrives at New Year's on New Year's Eve,see person embrace right away , also disregard the whether cognition or not on running cannot refrain from to the main streetThanksgiving Day is equal to Spring Festival in our country right away , is that family reunion welcomes new festival for 1 year together. But both all are that the whole family reunites, festival embodying close feeling loving-kindness sufficiently; But they all are that people thinks of an ancestor , thank the earth gratitude for the love and care given one from childhood significant tradition festival, the both differences lie in the form celebrating joyously. Before the Spring Festival, the Chinese family city makes much preparation , clear up a house, be used for special food. The red scroll is concerned about on the wall, that Chinese believe in the scroll character may bring health , long life and happiness to health , long life and happiness they.All Chinese are fond of yangko and firecracker inside the Spring Festival not only so, in the world all very much. But American eats turkey when celebrating Thanksgiving Day, watching TV li of occupation football game is that representativeness in Thanksgiving Day is flexible. Take a walk same be a important part of vacation. The reform and openness has expanded a field of vision , people's social interaction Yu Lai Yu has been added frequently, except the family still has vaster society space, night safe and sound has provided a happy get-together lieu to the family and the friend , Western world custom has supplemented Chinese style custom deficiency exactly , how can not accept people's welcoming?The in recent years a lot of place is forbidden showing fireworks banger, fireworks banger being able to let people be excited originally goes to as "bad habit" be far away from us, this can be used having lost the tradition "banger in the Spring Festival old one New Year's Eve " that the party , the first month of the lunar year celebrating a color , being able to only stay in being at home day in and day out being looking at the Spring Festival rectify the party , Ministry of Culture party, ... Maybe exactly be because of some behavior of us , have let tradition culture charm strike a discount in young person mental view imperceptibly.Any festival all has whose regionality or peculiarity. Have All Saints' Day , Thanksgiving Day etc. more in USA. In USA , the time having a quarter nearly among 1 year, they are spending in festival. By contrast, many tradition festival of Chinese has been more if the Dragon Boat Festival , the Double Ninth Festival festival are "elegant", culture detail has been very much many , fewer "frenzied". This it is a lot of young people not to attach importance to tradition festival, but be fond of the cause in west festival! This certainly can not ignore delicate factor effects such as west strong power of economical comparison and business family speculation among them.

一些你不知道的节日冷知识：「劳动节」的英语名字不止一个，其他国家的「劳动节」也并不都是在5月1日。咱们中国的「传统节日」你知道用英文要怎么说吗？艾伦给大家总结了很全面的「节日」叫法。

Western Holidays Celebrated in China 西方节日在中国 China has become more commercialized and less ideological,and the Chinese are enjoying more relaxed social control. 中国变得越来越商品化，缺乏独立的思想体系 As a result, they have adopted some Western holidays. 因此，他们采纳了很多西方节日。 While Chinese, mostly young people, celebrate them for fun, businessmen see a great opportunity to make money.与此同时，大多数年轻人为了好玩而庆祝这些节日，商家却看到了这个赚钱的大好机会。 Valentine's Day 情人节 It has become as big a holiday among the young Chinese as it does in the rest of the world. 它已经像在世界其他国家一样，成为中国年轻人中一个很重要（或流行）的节日。 Greeting cards and flowers, predominantly roses, are sold in the millions. 祝福卡片和花，尤其是玫瑰花，简直天价出售。 The Chinese, however, limit the present giving to their spouses, lovers, and sex partners while in the West, candies can be given to friends and colleagues. 然而，在中国，只限于送礼物给他们的配偶，爱人，和性伴侣，但在西方，节日的甜蜜可以给朋友或同事。 This difference may be attributed to the mis-translation of Valentine's Day as qingrenjie, in which, qingren means lovers. 这大概是由于把Valentine's Day错译为情人节了吧，而情人在中国意味着爱人。 There are cries for replacing this foreign celebration of love with the traditional Chinese Qixi (Seventh Day of the Seventh Lunar Month), a day that commemorizes the legendary Cowherd and Weaving Girl. 也有关于用中国的七夕节（农历七月的第七天）这个传统的有着牛郎织女美丽传说的关于爱的节日代替情人节的呼声。 Christmas 圣诞节 The Chinese, particularly the young generation, embrace Christmas without paying attention to its religious background. 中国人，尤其是年轻的一代，欣然接受圣诞节，而忽略了它的宗教背景。 They decorate their homes with Christmas trees and lights, giving their children Christmas gifts, and go to parties to enjoy a carnival-like night. 他们用圣诞树，灯装饰他们的屋子，给他们的孩子圣诞礼物，还举行舞会来享受狂欢般的夜晚。 Christmas atmosphere is only too evident in the busy streets of major cities where shops, restaurants, and hotels show their best to allure customers. 圣诞节的最引人注目的标志是大多数城市里忙碌的大街小巷，商店，旅馆，餐馆等等都拿出他们最好的商品来招引顾客。 Santas, mostly played by young women, are their best "tools" of promotion.大多少女们都爱玩的圣诞老人是他们热销的玩具。