篇一：中国传统节日与西方节日
中国传统节日与西方节日的不同
元宵节（Lantern Festival）和圣瓦伦丁节（Valentine's Day） 相同点：
两个节日分别被称为中西方的情人节。
不同点：
1．时间：元宵节为每年的农历正月十五夜，因为正月是农历的元月，古人称夜为“宵”，所以得名“元宵节”，又称上元节、灯节；西方情人节为2月14日。
2．起源或传说：
元宵节：据说元宵节习俗始源于汉代。史载汉武帝的时候，汉室要祭祀一位叫“太一”的神明。据称太一是当时相当显赫的一位神明，地位在五帝之上，并有恩于汉帝，所以受到的奉祀比较隆盛。相传另一位汉室皇帝汉文帝也和元宵节有关。据说汉高祖刘邦死后，吕后篡权。吕后死后，周勃、陈平等人扫除诸吕，拥刘恒（即汉文帝）为主。因为扫除诸吕的日子正是正月十五，所以每到这天晚上，文帝就微服出宫，与民同乐，以示纪念。从此，正月十五便成了一个普天同庆的民间节日———“闹元宵”。
圣瓦伦丁节：大约在公元三世纪的罗马，暴君克劳多斯（Claudius）当政。战事连绵不断，暴君克劳多斯征召了大批公民前往战场，他传令人们不许举行婚礼，甚至连所有已订了婚的也要马上解除婚约。就在暴君的国都里，居住着一位德高望重的修士瓦伦丁（Valentine），他对暴君的虐行感到非常难过。当一对情侣来到神庙请求他的帮助时，瓦伦丁在神圣的祭坛前为他们悄悄地举行了婚礼。人们一传十，十传百，很多人来到这里，在瓦伦丁的帮助下结成伴侣。消息传到了暴君的耳里。克劳多斯暴跳如雷，他命令士兵们冲进神庙，将瓦伦丁从一对正在举行婚礼的新人身旁拖走，投入地牢。瓦伦丁终于在地牢里受尽折磨而死。悲伤的朋友们将他安葬于圣普拉（St.Praxedes）教堂。那一天是2月14日，那一年是公元270年。人们为了纪念这个敢于与暴君斗争的人，渐渐地使得2月14日成为一个节日。
3．活动形式及其意义：
元宵节：在古代，封建社会的年轻女孩不允许出外自由活动，但是过节却可以结伴出来游玩，元宵节赏花灯正好是一个交谊的机会，未婚男女借着赏花灯也顺便可以为自己物色对象。元宵灯节期间，又是男女青年与情人相会的时机。“月上柳梢头，人约黄昏后。”“众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在灯火阑珊处。”都是描述元宵夜的情境。因为月圆象征着圆满的爱情，而正月十五日是一年中第一个月圆之夜，所以对恋爱中的情侣别具意义。
圣瓦伦丁节：在情人节，鲜花和朱古力是象征着甜蜜、坚贞的爱情的礼物。将一枝半开的红玫瑰作为情人节送给女孩的最佳礼物，而姑娘则以一盒心形巧克力作为回赠的礼物，据说，巧克力成分之一的苯基胺能引起人体内荷尔蒙的变化，跟热恋中的感觉相似。
清明节(Tomb-sweeping Day)和万圣节除夕(Halloween)
相同点：
万圣节前夕又被称为“鬼节”，而中国的清明节在某种意义上也可称之为“鬼节”。
不同点：
1. 时间：清明节为每年的阴历四月初五；万圣节前夜为每年的10月31日夜晚。
2. 起源或传说：
清明节：据历史记载，在两千多年以前的春秋时代，晋国公子重耳逃亡在外，跟随他的介子推不惜从自己的腿上割下一块肉让他充饥。后来，重耳回到晋国，做了国君（即晋文公，春秋五霸之一〕，大事封赏所有跟随他流亡在外的随从，惟独介子推拒绝接受封赏，他带了母亲隐居绵山，不肯出来，晋文公无计可施，只好放火烧山。他想，介子推孝顺母亲，一定会带着老母出来。谁知这场大火却把介子推母子烧死了。为了纪念介子推，晋文公下令每年的这一天，禁止生火，家家户户只能吃生冷的食物，这就是寒食节的来源。寒食节是在清明节的前一天，古人常把寒食节的活动延续到清明，久而久之，人们便将寒食与清明合而为一。现在，清明节取代了寒食节，拜介子推的习俗，也变成清明扫墓的习俗了。
万圣节前夕：1000年前，居住在大布列颠的凯尔特人笃信上帝统治人
类。他们也相信死神Samhain会在10月31日夜晚降临尘世，因此他们点燃篝火，并将一些用火烧烤的牲畜作为祭品献给死神。有的凯尔特人穿戴动物的面具和毛皮，这就是现在流行的万圣节假面舞会的来源。今天，万圣节的宗教意义已经逐渐淡化，而成为一种大众喜爱的节日了。
4．活动形式及其意义：
清明节：清明节是一个纪念祖先的节日。主要的纪念仪式是扫墓，扫墓是慎终追远、敦亲睦族及行孝的具体表现。清明节纪念祖先有多种形式，扫墓是清明节最早的一种习俗，这种习俗延续到今天，已随着社会的进步而逐渐简化。扫墓当天，子孙们先将先人的坟墓及周围的杂草修整和清理，然后供上食品鲜花等。由于火化遗体越来越普遍，其结果是，前往骨灰置放所拜祭先人的方式逐渐取代扫墓的习俗。清明节当天有些人也在家里拜祭祖先。不论以何种形式纪念，清明节最基本的仪式是到坟前、骨灰放置处或灵位前追念祖先。
万圣节前夕：每到万圣节前夜，人们就围坐在火炉旁，讲述一些有关鬼的故事，有时让一些在场的小孩听起来害怕。有的人把萝卜或甜菜头挖空，做成一个古怪的头形的东西，在上面刻上嘴和眼睛，在其内放上一枝点燃的蜡烛，看上去古怪、让人害怕，然后把它挂在树枝上或大门上，据说这样可以驱逐妖魔鬼怪。在美国，人们制作“杰克灯”或叫“南瓜灯”（Jack-o'-lantern）。小孩们身穿古怪的服装，头戴面具，装扮成鬼怪的形象，手里提着一盏南瓜灯，从一家走到另一家，在大门口大声叫着“是请客还是要我们捣乱（Trick or Treat）。这时若主人不请客（treat），这些顽皮的孩子就会动真格地捣乱（trick），有的在主人的门把上涂上肥皂或往玻璃上洒肥皂水；有的干脆把主人的门给卸下来；还有的顺手拿走主人放在门口的日常小用品等。但人们对这些天真可爱的小客人一般还是欢迎的，并且事先都准备好糖果或零钱。听到这些小孩来时，他们马上迎出来，给孩子们分发糖果或零钱。
当然，中外还有很多具有独特民族气息的节日，比如：中国的端午节（Dragon Boat Festival）、重阳节（Double Ninth Festival）、七夕节，和西方的愚人节（April Fool’Day）、复活节（Easter）、感恩节（Thanksgiving Day）等。
篇二：西方节日作文
Nowadays, western festivals have become more and more popular among middle school students. Recently, our class had a heated discussion on whether middle school students should celebrate western festivals. Opinions are divided.
Students who are in favor of the idea think that western festivals are of great fun. At the same time, they regard it as a precious opportunity to learn more about western culture.
Some think otherwise. Since more and more students have lost their interest in Chinese traditional festivals, they turn to chase fashion blindly with little knowledge about the history of western festivals actually.
From where I stand, not only can celebrating western festivals enhance the communication between Chinese and western people, but also help broaden our horizon. Meanwhile, we should respect and cherish our own culture.
Nowadays, western festivals have become more and more popular among middle school students. Recently, our class had a heated discussion on whether middle school students should celebrate western festivals. Opinions are divided.
Students who are in favor of the idea think that western festivals are of great fun. At the same time, they regard it as a precious opportunity to learn more about western culture.
Some think otherwise. Since more and more students have lost their interest in Chinese traditional festivals, they turn to chase fashion blindly with little knowledge about the history of western festivals actually.
From where I stand, not only can celebrating western festivals enhance the communication between Chinese and western people, but also help broaden our horizon. Meanwhile, we should respect and cherish our own culture.
Nowadays, western festivals have become more and more popular among middle school students. Recently, our class had a heated discussion on whether middle school students should celebrate western festivals. Opinions are divided.
Students who are in favor of the idea think that western festivals are of great fun. At the same time, they regard it as a precious opportunity to learn more about western culture.
Some think otherwise. Since more and more students have lost their interest in Chinese traditional festivals, they turn to chase fashion blindly with little knowledge about the history of western festivals actually.
From where I stand, not only can celebrating western festivals enhance the communication between Chinese and western people, but also help broaden our horizon. Meanwhile, we should respect and cherish our own culture.
篇三：中西方传统节日对比英语作文
Second English papers
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. According to a survey ofCentral China Normal University, many college students know the existence of western festivals, but little of them know about their cultural connotations. In addition to Christmas, respondents who knowother western festivals’meaning are less than 10%. Referring to the way to celebrating, in General, during the Festival, people send gifts such as flowers and greeting cards.They sing with friends, and
blessor send messages to each other;lots of people are going to relax during the festival:shopping, inviting friends to restaurants, dancing, and so on. On the whole, Chinese celebrate western holidays with the following
faith four anda characteristics: passion for universality,particularity,blind
consumption
As the saying goes,1000 readers have 1000 Hamlets in mind. people have different viewson whether Chinese should celebrate western holidays. Some people who are keen on Western festivals, argued that China's traditional festivals are too rigidand there are many festivals with feudal thinking.On the contrary,westernfestivalswhich
flamboyantand reflect are excitingadvocate In the freedom. addition, westernholidaysmake people who’re under heavy social pressure have a chance to relax. At the same time, some experts believe that the celebration of Western holidays are an inevitable trend of cultural exchanges. Huang Kemin, aSociologistbelieves that celebrating western holidays is aform of cultural communication.In some cases, it’ll fill vacancies inChinese culture. Some students believe that celebratingWestern festivals can enhance the friendship ofclassmates and make the classes more solidarity.Duringa
festival, Most of the supermarkets and restaurants provide promotions that benefitconsumers, these festivals also has a catalytic role to economic development.
Opponents believe thatChina has its own history and local culture for thousands of years, the Western Festival don’t suit China's needs for cultural development.Also, due to blind worship,people often losttraditional culture. Celebratingwestern holidayswill shake the traditional culture’sstatus in the minds of nationals and endanger the inheritance and development of traditional culture. For example, many young people celebrate Valentine's day, but they don't knowChinese Lovers’s Day. In addition,owing to the cultural invasion,many countries arewary of foreign holidays .To guarantee Chinese cultural’s independence, western holidays cann’t be allowed to develop freely. At the same time, many people celebrate Western festivals for following the fashion .The effectof cultural exchanges isn’t obvious. In addition, the blind pursuit of consumption and enjoyment causesmoney worship,hedonism and other bad ideas.
Just my personal opinion, we should celebrate western holidays withrational thought, and we shouldn’t lose
ourselves.Towards western Festivals, we should take its essence and discard the dregs.For instance,ThanksgivingDaycan be advocated for making our culture advance as it reflects one of Chinese traditional virtues- gratefulness; others, such as Halloween,should be treated calmly because it’s religious.
Cultural integration is the trend of the historical
development.So we should not implement "isolationism". Under the premise of enhancing awareness of traditional culture and revitalizing Chinese culture, we can activelyenter the world that has frequent cultural exchanges.
Festivalsare important means of cultural transmission which host the important cultural.They’re the crystallization of human wisdom. Rich festival lights up our lives, for our life has various colors. Let us take the broad mindand appreciate the colorful festivals!
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