The difference between New Year's Day (Spring Festival) and Christmas.

New Year's Day and Spring Festival are traditional festivals in China. Christmas originated from Saturnalia, an ancient Roman festival to welcome the New Year.

2. Festival dates are different.

New Year's Day is the first day of January in the solar calendar every year. The Spring Festival is the first day of the lunar calendar every year. Christmas is on1February 25th in the solar calendar every year.

3. Different holiday customs

The holiday customs of New Year's Day and Spring Festival are eating jiaozi, putting up New Year pictures and so on. The holiday custom of Christmas is to eat turkey and decorate the Christmas tree.

4. Festival legends are different.

(1) Legend of New Year's Day:

More than 4,000 years ago, Yao and Shun flourished, worked diligently for the people and did many good things for the people. Yao is loved by people. However, due to his son's lack of talent, Yao did not hand over the leadership of the "tribal alliance" to his son, but gave it to Shun, who has both ability and political integrity. Yao said to Shun, "We must pass on the throne in the future and rest in peace after death. . "

Later, Shun gave the throne to Yu, who had rendered meritorious service in water control. Like Shun, Yu has done many good things for the people and is very popular. Later, people called the first day of the first lunar month "New Year's Day", that is, "Jacky". At that time, Shun Di offered sacrifices to heaven and earth and Yao after Yao's death, and called the first day of the first lunar month "New Year's Day" or "Jacky". It is said that this is the origin of the ancient Chinese New Year.

(2) Festival legends of the Spring Festival:

There is a legend about the origin of the Spring Festival. In ancient China, there was a monster called Nian. Its tentacles were very long and fierce. I have lived in the deep sea for many years. He didn't go ashore until New Year's Eve, devouring livestock and killing people. Therefore, on New Year's Eve, people in the village helped the elderly and fled to the mountains with the young people to avoid the harm of the "Nian" beast.

Then one year on New Year's Eve, an old beggar outside the village told people how to drive away Nian beast. . It turns out that Nian was most afraid of red, fire and explosion. Since then, every year on New Year's Eve, every family has posted red couplets and set off firecrackers. Every household has a bright candlelight, so it is better to wait for the New Year. In the early morning of the first day, I want to say hello to my relatives and friends. This custom has spread more and more widely, and has become the most solemn traditional festival among the people in China.

(3) Christmas holiday legend:

It is said that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and was born of the Virgin Mary. God sent the angel Gabriel to tell Yue Se not to have Mary because she was pregnant before marriage. Instead, marry Mary and name the child "Jesus", which means to save the people from sin.

When Maria was about to give birth, the Roman government ordered everyone to declare the household registration in Bethlehem. Yue Se Maria must obey. When I arrived in Bethlehem, it was already dark, but I couldn't find a hotel to stay in, so I had to live in a stable. At that time, Jesus was about to be born. So Mary only gave birth to Jesus in the stable. In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, people set 65438+February 25th as Christmas to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

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