What are the differences between the Chinese and Western New Years? A detailed explanation of the differences between Christmas and the Spring Festival
Introduction: The Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival for us Chinese, and Christmas is the most important festival in many Western countries. We Chinese often regard the Western Christmas as the Chinese Spring Festival, but we cannot completely think so! There are obvious differences and meanings between these two festivals. Next, please follow the editor to learn about them! The festive culture of the Chinese New Year is rich and colorful, and extraordinary. If you want to know more related content, just search in the Spring Festival special topic carefully compiled by Mr. Shui Mo!Origin of the festivalThe Spring Festival originated from the legend of the beast "Nian". Legend has it that there was a ferocious animal called "Nian". It comes to the village every New Year's Eve to eat people and livestock. Therefore, people always have dinner early on New Year’s Eve, close the door, gather together as a family, chat to boost their courage and avoid the attack of the “Nian” beast. Later people discovered that the "Nian" beast was afraid of the color red and crackling sounds, so they posted red couplets on the doors, hung up red lanterns, and set off fireworks, so that the "Nian" beast would be scared away. People are very happy, and the whole family sits together, eating dumplings to celebrate good luck and hoping that their lives will be better in the next year. This is the origin of the Spring Festival. Christmas is a festival to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. It is the abbreviation of "Christ's Mass" and is the most important festival in Christianity. On this day, Westerners and Chinese alike get together as a family, share delicious food, reminisce about the good old days, and look forward to a brighter tomorrow.Festival meaningThe two are very similar in form, but Christmas has a richer meaning. It was once a means and tool for religious sectarian disputes. Scholars generally believe that December 25th was designated as Christmas may have begun in the Roman Church in 336 AD. December 25th was originally the birthday of Mithra, the Persian sun god (the god of light). It was a pagan festival. At the same time, the sun god was also one of the gods of the Roman state religion. December 25th is the winter solstice in the Roman calendar, so believers who worship the sun god regard this day as the hope of spring and the beginning of the revival of all things. For this reason, the Roman Church chose this day as Christmas in order to Christianize pagan customs. Over time, Christmas has become an important holiday for Christians of all denominations and even for the vast majority of non-Christians. From this we can see that Christmas is both a product of religion and a promoter of the development of religion. It has spread Christian ideas throughout the world. The Spring Festival and Christmas represent the most important festivals in China and the West respectively, but China and Western countries have different values, which makes the Spring Festival and Christmas have different cultural connotations. Moreover, Christmas in the West is also related to religion and has different religious characteristics. Although there are differences between the Spring Festival and Christmas, they have both become festivals deeply loved by Chinese people.Summary: The above article content is the differences and connections between the Spring Festival and Christmas compiled by the editor. You can refer to it. I hope it can help you understand the significance of these two festivals more clearly! After reading this article, there are more exciting content in the Spring Festival special topic, let’s take a look! |
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