中西情人节对比精选.doc

The Differences between Valentine’s Day and the Double Seventh Festival Introduction Traditional national holiday of every country is the culture of a nation formed by the long-term accumulation. The origin of a festival has a close relationship with people’s life. Festival brings forth in the big specific historical background and constantly changes with the development of society; it embodies the rich emotional world of the people and shows the deep love of people towards life. Traditional national holiday is an extremely complex social and cultural thing which including personality, psychological, beliefs, concept, way of thinking and moral sentiment of historical formation and accumulation. It also includes the concept of thinking and moral sentiment, aesthetic taste, and cultural connotations of the deep structure values. It is the national spirit of the soil on a specific long-term outcome of pregnancy’s important carrier; it is also the most prominent and the most characteristic display of a form of the national survival. It reflects some history of a nation or a country and the origin of culture to some extent. Furthermore, different ways to celebrate festivals were formed by people in the course of a nation’s developing history. Hence, understanding the history and custom of Valentine’s Day in western and eastern, we can learn more history and culture about different nation. Therefore, it contributes to improving communication and understanding among counties and offers a window for developing international communication 2. A Review of Different Origin 2.1 Origins of Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is named St. Valentine’s Day. It is one of the oldest traditional festivals in western countries. Although it has about 2000 years’ history, it is still full of vitality. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentines cards, candy, or donations to charities, often anonymously. It is very common to present flowers