【毕业论文】英语论文中西方传统节日文化的差异 毕业论文Word文件下载.docx

1、Key words:Traditionalfestivals;ChineseandAmericanculture; culturaldifferences; causes; mutual fusion.中西方传统节日文化的差异摘要传统节日是一个民族发展的历史产物。无论是在有着五千多年悠长历史的中国还 是在新生的美国，传统节日的起源都显示出相通之处，大多数传统节日都源自于 人们在农业生产生活中对丰收的期盼、对天地神灵和自然的崇拜、以及对历史人 物的祭奠等等。传统节日在长期的演变和发展中，已经成为民族文化不可或缺的 一部分，透过传统节日可以反映一个民族的文化特色和民族精神。中国自古以来就是一个农业

2、大国，“男耕女织”的小农经济模式开创了具有中国特色的农耕文化。中国传统节日深深植根于农耕文化之中，在演变过程中深受儒家思想的影响。 从某种程度而言，中国传统节日已经渐渐摆脱原始禁忌和崇拜，演化成为体现儒 家和合思想的欢庆祥和的节日。在美国，宗教的影响和地位是不言而喻的，美国 的宗教体系错综复杂，其中最有影响力的宗教派别是基督教。美国的传统节日大 都衍化成为基督教的产物，大多数的美国节日在日后的发展中都成为宗教性的节 日。本文从两国传统节日中有着相似文化内涵的节日出发，探讨这些传统节日在 起源、节日习俗等方面的差异，并分析产生这些差异的原因，从而折射出两国传 统节日文化的差异。另外本文也探讨了中

3、西方传统节日的相互融合。原创英语毕 业论文 请咨询QQ253771735关键词：传统节日；中美文化；差异；根源；相互融合Contents1. Introduction2. Differences between Chinese and Western Traditional Festivals2.1 The Spring Festival vs. Thanksgiving Day2.2 The Zhongyuan Festival vs. Halloween2.3 The Chinese Valentines Day vs. Valentines Day2.4 Summary3. Major

4、Factors Causing Differences between Chinese and Western Traditional Festivals3.1 Factors Influencing Chinese Traditional Festivals3.1.1 Agricultural Civilization3.1.2 Confucianism3.1.2.1 Reunion and Filial Piety3.1.2.2 Blessings and Benevolence3.2 Major FactorsInfluencing Western Traditional Festiva

5、ls3.2.1 Industrialization3.2.2 Christianity4. Mutual Fusion Between Chinese and Western Traditional Holidays4.1 The development of the Mutual Fusion4.2 The Performance of the Mutual Fusion5. ConclusionChina is a multi-ethnic nation, with the Han nationality accounting for the majority of the total p

6、opulation and various ethnic minorities in the minority （Zhao, 2002）. According to Zhao （2002） and Tan （2003）, people in different nationalities or regions celebrate some traditional festivals of their own, while among all the festivals the most typical ones celebrated by Chinese people in common co

7、nsist of these ones: the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Dragon-Boat Festival, the Chinese Valentines Day, the Zhongyuan Festival, Mid-Autumn Day, the Double-Ninth Festival, the Winter Solstice, the Laba Festival, and the Kitchen God Festival, etc.Different from China,

8、America is a multi-cultural nation with the immigrants taking a large proportion of its population and people from different countries live together and the cultures brought with them melt into the distinct American culture （Wu, 2003; Hu, 2004; William, 2007）. In the system of American traditional f

9、estivals, there are festivals originating in the homeland and festivals brought from the foreign lands. The festivals in America can be divided into the legal holidays and traditional ones; besides, some states also celebrate a few festivals of their own （Ellinwood, 2005）. In general, according to Samovar et al. （2008）, t