Both China and the West have their own traditional Spring Festival customs.

Christmas custom Westerners use red, green and white as Christmas colors. When Christmas comes, every family should decorate it with Christmas colors. The red ones are Christmas flowers and Christmas candles. The green one is the Christmas tree. It is the main decoration of Christmas, decorated with evergreen trees such as fir and cypress that have been cut into towers. Colorful lanterns, gifts and paper flowers are hung on it, and Christmas candles are lit. The contrast between red and white is Santa Claus, who is the most popular figure in Christmas activities. Before going to bed on Christmas Eve, western children should put a sock in front of the fireplace or beside the pillow. When they fall asleep, Santa Claus will put presents in the sock. Playing Santa Claus is also a custom in the west. Christmas tree It is said that the Christmas tree first appeared in Saturnalia in the middle of February in ancient Rome, and in the 8th century, German missionary Nicholas used vertical trees to worship the infant. Subsequently, the Germans took 65438+February 24th as the festival of Adam and Eve, and placed a "paradise tree" symbolizing the Garden of Eden at home, and hung cookies representing the sacred bread to symbolize atonement; Light the candle symbolizing Christ. /kloc-In the 6th century, Martin Luther, a religious reformer, designed a Christmas tree with candles in it for the starry Christmas Eve. However, there is another popular saying about the origin of the Christmas tree in the west: a kind farmer warmly hosted a wandering child at Christmas. When he left, the child broke off a branch and planted it on the ground, which immediately grew into a big tree. The child pointed to the tree and said to the farmer, every year today, the tree is full of gifts to repay your kindness. Therefore, the Christmas tree people see today is always full of small gifts. Designed by horsley. The card depicts a noble family, and three generations raise glasses to congratulate an absent relative. At that time, he printed 1000 copies, and the idle printing house sold them at the price of 1 shilling per copy. So the Christmas card was born. There are three popular Christmas songs. One is Silent Night. One is "Listen, angels bring good news"; The third is Jingle Bells. Santa Claus Santa Claus originally refers to Nicholas, the bishop of Asia Minor in the 4th century A.D., who is famous for his affability and generosity in helping the poor in Wan Li. In the 6th century, the East called him saint nicholas. Because the folk legends about Nicholas are all related to children and gifts, Santa Claus has become the image of a kind old man who gives gifts to children at Christmas. /kloc-in the 0/8th century, through literature and painting, Santa Claus gradually became the image of an old man with a red coat, white beard and eyebrows. Christmas card The first Christmas card in the world was put forward by an Englishman, Sir Henride Gaulle, in 1843. According to the Bible, saints from the East gave gifts when Jesus was born, which is the origin of the custom of Santa Claus giving gifts to children. British children put stockings by the fireplace on Christmas Eve, believing that Santa Claus will come down the chimney at night and bring them presents full of socks. French children put their shoes at the door, so that "when the baby comes, put the gift in the shoes." Christmas dinner is just like Spring Festival dinner in China. Europeans and Americans also pay great attention to the whole family sitting around the Christmas tree and having a holiday meal. The custom of eating turkey for Christmas dinner began at 1620. This custom prevails in America. The Christmas dinner in England is roast goose, not turkey. On Christmas Eve, Austrians like to invite relatives and friends from all walks of life to the restaurant to enjoy a big Christmas dinner. Among them, turkey, preserved chicken, roast cowboy meat and pork leg are essential. With famous wine, everyone has a good time. The Christmas customs of various countries in France, located in Cerges, central France, are covered with fresh snow every few days before and after Christmas. In the eyes of westerners, White Christmas is an auspicious day. In France, the manger is the most distinctive Christmas symbol, because it is said that Jesus was born next to the manger. People must drink to their heart's content after singing Christmas songs praising Jesus. Champagne and brandy are traditional Christmas wines in France. Around Christmas in 65438+February in Finland, violets are blooming all over the mountains, hidden in white land, and look purple. Purple Christmas makes people feel relaxed and happy. Britain and Germany British people drink beer and eat roast goose at Christmas, just like Germans. They prefer to travel during the Christmas holiday. Americans pay attention to home decoration, install Christmas trees, fill socks with gifts, eat Christmas dishes mainly turkey and hold family dances. Four weeks before Christmas, the Swiss lit four giant candles and put them in a ring decorated with branches, with/kloc-0 candles per week. When the fourth candle was lit, Christmas came. Denmark Danes can go to the store to exchange unwanted Christmas gifts for other goods with similar prices. Australia Australia is one of the countries in the southern hemisphere. At the end of February, 65438+, when western European countries celebrated Christmas in the howling cold wind, Australia was in the sweltering summer. Therefore, during Christmas in Australia, naked, sweaty boys and girls wearing miniskirts can be seen everywhere, coupled with the carefully decorated winter snow scene in shop windows, Christmas trees covered with snowflakes and Santa Claus wearing red cotton-padded jackets, forming a unique holiday scene in Australia. This sharp contrast between hot summer and cold winter may be unique to western countries. The best Christmas gift parents can give their children is a pair of paddles. Christmas frolicking is a major feature of Australia. On holiday nights, take drinks to the forest for a picnic. People use dead branches to make a fire in an open-air stove made of stones, put iron plates on it and fry sausages, beef and fresh fish. After eating and drinking enough, they dance disco or kangaroo dance until late at night. Drunk, they lay on the grass and greeted Santa Claus with thunderous snoring. Poland is held in Poland on February 25th and 26th every year. 10. Every household should decorate the Christmas tree, and the decorations on the Christmas tree are sold in the street. During the festival, relatives and friends congratulate each other and give each other gifts to show their friendship. Put some grass on the tablecloth at night to show the birth of Jesus. The dinner was rich, but there was no meat. In the evening 12, the whole family went to church. During Christmas, people usually don't go to other people's homes except those warmly invited by their hosts. Bulgaria According to the Bulgarian calendar, Christmas is a time when souls haunt and evil spirits run rampant. Therefore, people should use fire to exorcise evil spirits. On Christmas Eve, every household must light a fire until dawn, and never put it out, otherwise it will bring disaster. A man lit a Christmas tree and read aloud: "Christmas is coming, cows, sheep, pigs and horses are all covered with circles, and wheat seedlings are also growing. Everyone is very lucky." The people waiting in the room said in unison, "Amen!"