西方节日文化.ppt

大家肯定知道中国的许多传统节日，那么对于西方的传统节日，你们又了解多少呢？ 例如： 1月1日：New Years Day 新年 2月14日：St. Valentines Day 情人节 3月17日：St. Patricks Day 圣派克节 3月21日（或此日后月圆的第一个星期日）：Easter 复活节前夕 4月1日：April Fools Day 愚人节 5月的第二个星期日：Mothers Day母亲节 5月的最后一个星期一：Memorial Day 阵亡将士纪念日 6月的第三个星期日：Fathers Day 父亲节 9月的第一个星期一：Labour Day 劳动节 10月份的第四个星期一：Veterans Day 退伍军人节 10月31日：Halloween 万圣节前夕 11月的第四个星期日：Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 12月25日：Christmas Day 圣诞节 Merry Christmas Day 圣诞节 圣诞节(Christmas)， Every year December 25, is a traditional festival of the church calendar, it is celebrated by christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, at Christmas, most of the Catholic church will first on December 24, Christmas Eve, that is, the date, December 25, held at midnight mass, and some of the Christian church will hold good tidings, and then celebrate Christmas on December 25, And another big branch, orthodox Christian Christmas celebration in every year on January 7th 每年12月25日，是教会年历的一个传统节日，它是基督徒庆祝耶稣基督诞生的庆祝日，在圣诞节，大部分的天主教教堂都会先在12月24日的耶诞夜，亦即12月25日凌晨举行子夜弥撒，而一些基督教会则会举行报佳音，然后在12月25日庆祝圣诞节；而基督教的另一大分支——东正教的圣诞节庆祝则在每年的1月7日。 圣诞节的趣闻 Christmas is a foreign non-Chinese into traditional Chinese festivals every year on December 25 for Christmas. Although not a traditional Chinese holiday, but is very popular in China. Young girls in the juvenile, is a student of the Christmas holiday, is a gathering of students of the festival, the festival is about, is to retain the youth festival, the festival is the memories of their youth. Legend on December 25 was the day Jesus was born. As a result, Christians around the world to pray God, in the coming year in order to shun shun holiday yo. At the same time, foreigners are also a grand festival, which is equivalent to the Chinese Spring Festival. As the Bible records Jesus was born at night, so that the traditional December 24 for the day and night Christmas or Silent Night. In the Christmas Eve, every household with a polyet