Cultural differences between Chinese and western Spring Festival

Spring Festival and New Year. As the beginning of the New Year, there are great differences in the ways of celebration between China and the West. As the most important traditional festival in China, the Spring Festival originated in the Qin Dynasty, and is scheduled to be held on the annual lunar calendar 1 month 1 day. From February 23, 65438, people began to celebrate in various ways until the Lantern Festival. There are many customs in the Spring Festival, such as cleaning, having a reunion dinner, setting off firecrackers and dancing lions. In short, no matter the streets and alleys, there is a strong festive atmosphere. In the west, they advocate celebrating the Gregorian New Year, that is, New Year's Day. In contrast, the way they celebrate the New Year is much more romantic. On the evening of February 3 1, people from all regions poured into the streets for a grand carnival. At midnight, thousands of people will gather together to pray sincerely and count down for the arrival of the New Year. At that time, when the clock struck 12, suddenly, beautiful music sounded, which opened the curtain of gorgeous dance and people celebrated all night.

It can be seen that the Spring Festival and the Chinese New Year have their own advantages: the Spring Festival is full of rich traditional flavor and unique charm; New year, reflecting the flavor of the times and the feeling of the trend, is closer to modern life.

(2) Halloween and Mid-Autumn Festival. As one of the most important festivals in the west, Halloween is highly valued by people. On that day, pumpkin lanterns were hung in front of every household, and everyone was wearing strange clothes, which is said to have the effect of ward off evil spirits. In fact, as an advanced developed country, people are no longer superstitious about ghosts and gods, mostly just for fun. At the same time, people will hold a grand masquerade party. They can go to their neighbors' houses to beg at will and will never be punished. In China, it is said that the Lantern Festival is the day when the gate of hell opens. On this day, the imps in the underworld will wander around, and China people with strong superstition are extremely afraid of ghosts and gods. On that day, they will burn incense in the street to worship their ancestors and pray for ghosts and gods not to hurt them. As a result, the untimely product of Mid-Autumn Festival was gradually eliminated.