（论文）从春节和圣诞节看中西文化差异与交融.doc

On Cultural Differences and Blending between China and the West —A Contrastive Study of the Spring Festival and Christmas Abstract Festival, which reflects the most delicate and representative respect of culture, is the essence of human’s daily life. Festivals usually have deep historical cultural connotation and stand for peoples hope and expectation. The Spring Festival and Christmas are respectively important holiday in China and western countries, which can be described as the representatives of a culture and can be the typical example to explore the cultural differences between Chinese and western festivals. It is helpful for people to absorb the outstanding foreign cultures by exploring the differences, protect and promote the essence of cultural value. In the Western society where people worship Jesus Christ, Christmas is regarded as a grand holy festival. People gain spiritual peace and satisfaction in the ceremonies to celebrate the festival. The Spring Festival in China has similar functions. The difference is that the Spring Festival features a sense of family ethics. People pay homage to the ancestors, enjoy the reunion with family members and refresh their spirits in the family warmth. This paper compares the differences and similarities between Christmas and the Spring Festival, shows their origins and ways of celebration, points out that the two have something in common, that is, looking forward to well-being, longing for caring, and blessing the future. At last, the paper suggests an appropriate attitude toward cultural blending. Keywords： the Spring Festival, Christmas, culture, similarities and differences, blending On Cultural Differences and Blending between China and the West —A Contrastive Study of the Spring Festival and Christmas 摘要 节日是人类日常生活的浓缩和精华，反映了民族文化中最精致，最具代表性的 一面。节日有着深厚的历史文化内涵，代表了人们对未來的美好期望与希冀。中国 的春节、西方的圣诞节分别是中西方两个重要的节日，具有中西方文化的代表性， 是探讨中西方节日文化习俗差异的典型。研究其差异有助于更好地、较理性地借鉴 和吸取外来文化中的优秀成果，借鉴西方人的积极价值观，保护和弘扬中华民族的 文化精髓。在信封耶稣基督的西方社会，人们以圣诞作为盛大而神