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The differences between Christmas and Spring Festival The origin of Christmas Day Christmas also referred to as Christmas Day or Christmastide, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that marks and honors the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. His birth, which is the basis for the Anno Domini system of dating, has been determined by modern historians as having occurred between 7 and 2 BC. The date of celebration is not thought to be Jesus actual date of birth, and may have been chosen to coincide with ancient Roman solar festivals that were held on December 25. How to celebrate it Westerners with red, green and white color for the Christmas colors, Christmas comes, every household is decorated with Christmas colors. Exist side by side is red and white Santa Claus, he is the most popular figures in the Christmas activities. Western children go to bed on Christmas Eve, prior to the pillow or next to the fireplace put a sock in their sleep after waiting for Santa Claus to present on the socks. Wonderful Christmas 雪橇Sled 雪橇犬Husky The Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. The festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Years Day and ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. But the 15th of the first month, which normally is called the Lantern Festival, means the official end of the Spring Festival. customs Before Spring Festival, people are busy shopping . They buy vegetables, fish, meat and new clothes and many other things. And they usually clean and decorate their houses. Usually, people will paste scrolls and paper-cut for window decoration. People usually have big feast all family members together, and stay up late or all night on New year’ s Eve, which means hope for the next year. And when at 12, they set off firecrackers joyfully. On the new year’s day, people will eat dumplings, which means ear