How To Distinguish The Chinese New Year And Western Christmas
Christmas and New Year is the product of different cultures of different nations
, one is the Christian ritual culture, one is Oriental culture for thousands of years. Although both are in this winter season has created a warm atmosphere, in the new year, sustenance with gratitude and hope, but the Chinese New Year and Christmas is different.
From the time point of view: Western New Year, from Christmas to New Year, one week. Chinese New Year is from the early to eat a sticky fragrant and hot porridge, he had already heard the footsteps of years, the annual trip is really long, until the end of the fifteenth day after the Lantern Festival, a total of forty days.
From a symbol of something to see: Western New Year's tree in the Garden of Eden symbolizes the "paradise tree", that is, the tree of life, the eternal tree, hanging on the tree symbol of the sin of the cookie, lit candles symbolize Christ, the whole meaning with gratitude and hope, New Year full of hope and peace harvest. Chinese New Year's bottle, apple on said of ping, goldfish indicates rich, melon vine is to children and grandchildren, longevity peach is to pray, on behalf of the Monkey Monkey wasp and official promotion, chicken and chrysanthemums are auspicious auspicious metaphor, a symbol of cake can be used to happily. Have shown their full meaning of joy, good fortune, peace, happy, prosperous, promotion and longevity of the pursuit.
See from the expressions: Whether the Chinese New Year food, clothing, speech acts, are all imbued with years of content, in the spirit of the taste and year. Such as firecrackers, scrolls, lucky character, paintings, cakes, Lantern, diabolo, riddles, flowers, memorial, New Year, New Year's money, cornucopia, etc. These are some kind of proprietary. Another dumpling is a daily food, to the Spring Festival is extraordinary. From dumplings "pinch villain mouth" to eat "happy dumplings," rendering the years are deeply ideal. In this way, all good fun and good idea to wear good, should be placed on the New Year. Daily diligence, his best year consumption, the reason is to make life toward their ideal level. Spring Festival is the pinnacle of human life, but also everyone, especially children dream of an annual yearn.
Western New Year, especially for Christians, it represents the birth of Jesus. He asked people to lend a helping hand to people in need. Christmas offers many opportunities to spread "peace on earth, good will toward men" opportunities, such as some church charity for people most in terms of Christmas shopping, is a familiar sight. They stand outside malls and stores, fund-raising for the needy, collecting toys and clothes as Christmas presents for poor families. "Caroling" is also a way to bring cheer to the neighborhood in the traditional way, especially the elderly and people who can not get out of people, the spirit of Christmas in many large and small to encourage people to help each other. Home of Love (Habitat for Humanity) helps poor people build their own house. In addition to thousands of Westerners with money to support worthy causes, they also donate their time in hospitals, homeless shelters and schools volunteer service.
A national holiday is the birthday of a culture. This cultural heritage, reflecting the nation's cultural psychology.
by: amamy
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