What are the similarities and differences between Spring Festival and Christmas?

1, the holiday time is different: the Spring Festival is based on the Chinese lunar calendar, which is New Year's Eve (65438+February 3 1) and Spring Festival (the first day of the first lunar month); Christmas is based on the western Gregorian calendar, namely, Christmas Eve (Gregorian calendar 65438+February 24th) and Christmas Day (Gregorian calendar 65438+February 25th).

2. Different people celebrate the Spring Festival: China, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and other Asian countries celebrate the Spring Festival; Countries that celebrate Christmas include the United States, Britain, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Chile, the Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, Scotland and other European and American countries.

3. Different activities and customs: Spring Festival customs include posting Spring Festival couplets, setting off firecrackers, paying New Year greetings, giving lucky money, eating jiaozi, having a family reunion dinner and observing the New Year. Christmas customs include hanging Christmas trees, eating apples, wearing Christmas hats, sending Christmas cards, attending Christmas parties and Christmas shopping.

Christmas and Spring Festival are the products of different nationalities and cultures, one is the etiquette culture of Christian religion, and the other is the folk tradition of the East for thousands of years.

Spring Festival and Christmas are the most solemn festivals celebrated by all ethnic groups in various places. Everyone will get together to celebrate festivals, give gifts and send blessings to each other. It is a system of symbols and meanings, a hope for happiness, a yearning for kindness and a blessing for the future.

The Spring Festival, the Lunar New Year, is the beginning of a year and a traditional festival. Commonly known as Spring Festival, New Year, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, New Year's Eve and so on. Verbally, it is also called New Year's Eve, Celebration, 30th, 30th. The Spring Festival has a long history, which evolved from praying for the New Year at the beginning of the year in ancient times.