中西方节日文化之比较毕业论文.docx
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中西方节日文化之比较毕业论文
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摘要
随着经济全球化以.国与国之间的交流更加频繁了.文化在文化交流中起着重要的作用.不难看出节日是人们生活中的不可或缺的一部分.因此对于我们而言了解不同国家的节日文化是非常必要的.
节日是人类日常生活的浓缩和精华。
它反映了民族文化最精致,最具有代表性的一面,中国的春节,西方的感恩节分布是中西方最重要的节日,并具有中西方文化的代表性是探讨中西方文化的典型。
本文主要应用了文献分析法和定性分析法。
主要探究了春节与感恩节差异基于春节与感恩节的起源,习俗,功能,文化内涵,等方面。
通过对比,我们清楚地得出了两者的差异。
从而体现本文的核心:
注重文化,尊重差异.
关键词:
中西文化差异文化习俗;春节;感恩节
Contents
TOC\o"1-3"\h\z\u1.Introduction1
2.TheOriginofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay1
2.1TheOriginofSpringFestival1
2.2TheOriginofThanksgivingDay3
3.TheContrastofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay5
3.1TheCustomofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay5
3.1.1TheWaysofCelebration5
3.1.2TheSymbolofTraditionalFood6
3.1.3TheActivitiesofCelebration7
3.2TheFunctionsofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay8
3.2.1CommunicationalFunction8
3.2.2Educationalfunction8
3.2.3CondensedFunction9
3.2.4EconomicFunction10
3.2.5EntertainmentFunction10
4.TheCombinationofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay11
4.1SpringFestivalinWesternCountriesandThanksgivingDayinChina11
4.2ThecultureMeaningofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay12
5.Conclusion12
Bibliography13
TheCultureComparisonofChineseandWesternFestival–withSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDayasanexample
1.Introduction
TheSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDayisthemostgrandandlivelyfestivalinChinaandwesternrespectively.Differentfestivalhavedifferentsocialactivities,neverthelessfestivalisonlyoneaspectofdifferenceinculture.Festivalisendowedwithspecialsocialandculturalsignificanceinayear,meanwhileitpenetratesbetweenindailylife,embodyingpeoplecolorfulliferegionalandnationalpolitics.Traditionalfestivalismostsignificantpartofnationalhistoryandculture.Inaddition,festivalisthesummaryoftheeconomicandculturalreligionandextension.ChinaandWesternhavetheirowntraditionalfestivals.Thesefestivalhavesomeincommon,butevenmoretheirrespectivelycharacteristics.
Peoplekeepthemostdelicateandmostrepresentativenationalcultureinthefestival.Theyreflectanation’straditionalhabits,moralityandreligion.Itrepresentthevisionofthewholenationandisahappyeventinthousandsofyear.ItisprettygoodwayasawholecuttounderstandingtheChineseandWesternculture.Todaysocietyhassetupacommunicationplatformforthefestivalcustomsexchangingandprovidesthecozyculturelearningenvironmentaswell.
TheauthormainlytalksaboutthecustomsandfunctionsofthesetwofestivalsandexplorethedifferencebetweenChineseandWesternculture.Itproducesprofoundimpactinculturecommunication.Attheendofthispaper,itexpressweshouldlearnrationallylearnandabsorbforeignculturalvalues.Meanwhile,wecanprotectandcarryforwardtheculturalessenceofChinesenation.Withunderstandingtheculturaldifference,itwillbeconducivetotheirtraditionalcultureinheritanceanddevelopmentbasingofseekingcommonground.
2.TheOriginofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay
Thischapterwilltalkabouttheoriginofthesetwofestival.Theoriginhasadeeprelationshipwiththelivinglifeandsocialactivities.
2.1TheOriginofSpringFestival
TheSpringFestival,afamilyreunionholiday,isthemostsignificantelaborate,colorful,andimportantfeastinChina,justliketheChristmasinthewestandhasmorethan4,000yearsofhistory.ChineseNewyearisnowpopularlyknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitstartsfromspring.TheSpringFestivalfallsonthe1stdayof1lunar.ItisusuallylateronemonththantheGregoriancalendar.Strictlyspeaking,theSpringFestivalstartfromeveryyearintheearlydaysof12thlunarmonth.TheSpringFestivaloriginatedinShangDynasty(C.1600BC-C.1100BC)andpeoplesacrificetothegodsandancestorsattheendofanoldyearandthebeginningofnewone.(Zhao101)
TheSpringFestivalusuallylastabout15days.Inthefact,itinitiatestheeveofthelunarNewYearsDay,andtheprimemonthofthelunarcalendaristheofficialendingoftheSpringFestivalformostofChinesepeople.ItisquietuniversalamidChinesethattheterm”GuoNian”meaning"passingtheyear”whichfrequentlyisusedduringcelebratingthenewyear.Peopleusuallyshootoffthefireworkwelcomingtheadventofnewyear.Inaninstantthewholeworldatthismomentwillimmersetheshockingsoundofthefirecracker.TherearetwotypicalconvincingoriginoftheSpringFestival.
Initially,inancienttimepeopleprovidethesacrificetothegodandtheancestorsinthelastmonthofChineselunarcalendar.Thisiswhatwesaidthebeginning.
Inordertodowellthesacrifice,peopleusuallycleanthehousethoroughlyandtaketheshoweretc.Afterfinishingabovetheactivitie,onthatdaypeoplesetoffsacrificethegodandancestors.Mostofpeoplehavefinishedthefarmworkandhavethesparetimetodoactivitiesinthisnothingbettertime.Howeverthereisnocertainworshippingdatebecauseofthefarmactivities.LaterthetimeofsacrificingthedeitiesandtheancestorisfixeduntilHanDynasty.Theconventionofsacrificingthegodandancestorsmaintain,buttheinfluenceandthescalearenotmagnificentthanbefore.Besides,Itistheseasonthattheflowerisbloomingandthegrassissprouting.Atspring,theweatherisnotcoldanymoreandpeoplecangoouttoheldavarietyofactivitiestowelcometheadventofnewyear.
Secondly,themostfamouslegendaboutSpringFestivalwhichisoverwhelmingspreadistheyearmonster,akindofanimalthathaveaferociousappearanceappearingattheevenight.Peoplecallthebeast“Nian”.Nianisfierceanimalwithaquitemouthanditisthatitcaneatanumberofpeopleandotherlivinganimalinjustonebite.Whatismore,peoplealsocallthebeast“guonian”whichmeansthepreviousyearispass.Intheancienttime,mostofpersonholdthatthemonsterwillcomeouttoeatpeopleintheNewYear’seve.Itisnaturalthatmankindareafraidofthebeastforeatingthem.Theoldmanproviderescuetothepeople.Theoldmanhavetheconversationwiththebeastwithhiswisdom.”Iheardthatyouhaveunparalleledabilityandthehumanbeingisnotenoughtobeyouropponent.Dareyouchallengeotherbeastsbyyourself”theelderlyman.Themonsterdidthewaywhattheoldmansaid.Themonsterisnotonlyfinishingtheotherbeastsbutalsosomeotherprimaryanimalswhicharefrequentlyharassingpeople.
Thentheelderlymanridingthemonsterdisappearedinthecloudsandtheoldmantomankindsurpriseisafairy.Finallythemonsterleftandotheranimalweresofrightenedthattheyhiddenintheforest.Thehumanbeingstarttoenjoyaharmoniousandhappylife.Whentheoldmenleft,hetoldthepeoplethemonsterisveryscaredoftheredcolor,sostickingthereddecorationslikepapercuttingfiring,stickersonthewindowanddoorcanscareawaythebeastandpreventthebeastfromhereagain.Thetraditionalcustomwhichishandeddownandremainthepresentandfromthegeneration.Inthefolk,peoplecalltheSpringFestival“guonian”.ThetermofguomeanscelebratingthenewyearadventinnowadaysandintheChinesetherearetwomeaningsofthewordof“guo”.Onemeaningis"pass-over"andtheotheris“observe”.(Deng,Wang13):
Thatistosaythereistwomeaningsofthetermof“guonian”.Thecustomofputtinguptotheredpaperandsetofffirecrackerincreasestheatmosphereofcelebration.(Deng,Wang29)
Byknowingthesetwoorigins,SpringwasatimefortheChinesetocongratulateeachotherandthemselvesonhavingpassedthroughanotheryear,atimetofinishouttheold,andtowelcomeinthenewyear.ThelegendshowtheindustriousandbraveChinesepeople’sindomitablespirit.Peoplefromdisparatedistrictswillsacrificetothegodsandancestorsattheendofanoldyear.
2.2TheOriginofThanksgivingDay
ThanksgivingDayascelebratedinNorthAmericaisaancientfestivalandfamilyreunionholidaylikeChineseSpringFestivalforAmericanpeopleandithighlightsreunion.Peoplealwayscelebratewithbigdinnersandhappyreunions. Thereisnofixedtimeforthanksgivingdayearlyandthetimedecidedjustbythestatestemporarilyuntilaftertheindependencedayin1863,thepresidentLincolndeclaretheytermthanksgivingdayasanationaldayholidayandin1941CongressformallyproclaimedthefourthThursdayinNovemberasThanksgivingDay.Onthatday,AmericansappreciatedtheGodgivingthemblessingaroundtheyear.Inaddition,ThanksgivingholidayusuallylastsfromThursdaytoSunday.Onthisday,nomatterhowbusythepeopleare,thousandsofpeopleallcomebackhomeandreunionwiththeirfamily.IthasmostconnotationwithearlyAmericanhistory.
ThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStateshasbeentracedbacktotheinitialhistoryofUnitedStates
TheearlysettersoftheUnitedStatesorcallingpuritansinthe16thcenturytothe17thcenturyhadlaunchedawithfiercereformationandtheydeclaredoutofthechurchofEngland.ThisiswhatwecallthereligiousreformmovementEnglandhistory.(Zhou153)TheyannouncedoutofthechurchofEnglandandsetupanewchurch.PuritansarguethatremoveresidualeffectswithintheChristianchurch.Butinthemiddleofthe17century,Royalistparliamentpassedthelawbelievingthenationalchurch.Thepilgrimsbegantopersecutionbythegovernmentandthechurchforces.Manyofthemwerearrestedandsufferedfromtortureandreligioustrial.Theyeverymomentthreatenedthepuritanswhoarecompelledhelpless.
Duetoderivationthefreeusingtheirownwaysofworship,theyhavenochoiceleavingtheirancestralhomeEngland. ThanksgivingDayint
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