Jingguang Li

Jingguang Li

29 May 2023

Differences, Chinese festivals, Western festivals, Forming causes.

Festivals, as an important topic in the communication between China and Western countries, have become hot topics for cultural scholars and college teachers to make the relevant researches on. However, during the past two decades, most researching focuses have mainly centered the differences between Chinese festivals and Western festivals; few of researches have something to do with the causes which result in the difference between Chinese festivals and Western festivals. This thesis begins with a brief introduction about the definition of "festivals" and the significance in doing the relevant research. Then a detail illustration has been made on the difference between Chinese festivals and Western festivals from the following aspects such as historical origins, festival customs, celebrating ways and festival dietary. Finally an elaborate analysis has been made on the causes leading to the above differences in cultural values, religious believes, geographical environment and life styles, hoping that some valuable references or suggestions have been given or made to push forward the similar researches among college colleagues in the future.

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