中西方节日文化对比研究 --毕业论文.docVIP

【标题】中西方节日文化对比研究 【作者】郭禹霞 【关键词】节日文化；传统节日；文化差异；起源 【指导老师】张亚军 方明超 【专业】英语 【正文】I. Introduction?In the development of mankind, each cultural circles of the world all create a special cultural festival, and have a special comprehension of the cultural festival. Festivals are precious cultural heritage of different countries. So different festivals can represent different cultures. That is also the reason why festivals in China and western countries have little in common. As a matter of fact, Chinese and Western festivals serve as an intriguing window into their cultural differences. Their different origins and people’s different ways to celebrate the festivals all reflect their cultural contrasts. First of all, the naming and the origins of Chinese and Western festivals are an indication of their totally different traditions. What’s more, people’s different ways to celebrate the festivals embody their different values. In China, we pursue health, union, and harmony, while in western countries, people celebrate freedom, happiness.The cultural sediment formed through long-range accumulation is not to be removed easily, and the cultural tradition handed down from generation to generation shows great consistency and continuity. It promotes the development of human society as a vehicle for human spiritual civilization?.Nevertheless, cultures of different regions and nations still have their own distinctive peculiarities, and significance still needs to be attached to the study of the individualities of different cultures against the background of their universality. A nationality’s festival celebrations not only reflect the historical perspective of this nation, but also reflect the national spiritual and cultural orientation of this nation. So studying cultural festivals can help us to know this nation and understand the influence of the different cultural festivals.?All in all, Chinese and western festivals are a window into their different cultures, including th