中西传统节日对比 英文.ppt

The differences 1. origin 2. custom Ghost Festival vs Halloween There is a saying in a scripture of Taoism. That is “天官赐福，地官赦罪，水官解厄”. We call them the three great emperors,”三官大帝 or 三元大帝” in Chinese. The immortal of sky is “紫微大帝” . The immortal of land is “清虚大帝” . The immortal of river is “洞阴大帝” . We always say “一元复始，万象更新”. “中元” is the birthday of “清虚大帝” “元” means the beginning. Here “元” relatively means birth. “中元” is the birthday of “清虚大帝”。 Every July 15, QingXu come to earth, forgive the crime and release spirits who have atoned for their sins. The Origin of Ghost Festival According to the “Tripitaka” (《大藏经》)，MuLian went through untold hardships in the underworld, and saw his mother’s soul suffering from hungry ghosts. He gave a jar with full of food to his mother, but the food was burning by the fire in his mother’s mouth. MuLian asked the Buddha for help. The Buddha was moved by his filial piety(孝), and gave the Bon(盂兰盆经) to MuLian. Then Mulian,on the 15th of July, used a jar filled with fruit to worship Buddha and eliminate her mother sins finnally. The story about Bon（目连救母） The Origin of Halloween Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (萨温节). The Celtic peoples(凯尔特人) lived over 2,000 years ago. In the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Northern France. For the Celtic peoples, the New Year was celebrated on November 1st of every year. This date marked the end of Summer and the beginning of Winter.This time of year was often associated with human death. The Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred(模糊) as the dead searched for the afterlife(来世).Thus, on the night of October 31st, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to Earth to cause mischief(恶作剧) and trouble. To commemorate(纪念) the event, people bui