中美节日比较论文大纲

Comparison of Chinese and American holidays
中国和美国节日的比较
Abstract:1.U.S. Christmas origins, legends and customs.Chinese New Year origins, legends and customs.U.S. Christmas and Chinese New
Year comparison.
2. The origin of Valentine's Day U.S. holiday culture. Chinese legends
and customs of the Tanabata Festival.United StatesValentine's
Day Tanabata Festival comparison with China.
中文摘要：1.美国圣诞节的起源，传说及习俗。

中国春节的起源，传说及习俗。

美国圣诞节和中国春节的比较。

2.美国情人节的起源及其节日文化。

中国七夕节的传说及习俗。

美国情人节与中国七夕节的比较。

Key words: Christmas, Valentine's Day, Tanabata Festival, Chinese New Year 关键词：圣诞节，情人节，七夕节，春节
Comparative analysis：American Christmas and Valentine's Day for young people now, compared with the romantic, and very consistent with their communication and ways of doing things. They see traditional Chinese festivals for the old-fashioned, boring, no flavor, etc., is a traditional Chinese festival without the purpose of exclusion, because they lack a deep understanding of traditional festivals and holidays in the festive feel strange (this also with the progress of modern society - ordinary material life has been very high, more and more exchanges between the interests of the people, the strange). This is worthy of us to ponder and reflect on.
对比分析：美国的圣诞节和情人节对于现在的年轻人来说，比较具有浪漫色彩，而且很符合他们的交际以及处事方式。

他们视中国传统节日为老套、无聊、没有情调等，是对中国传统节日的一种无目的的排斥现象，是因为他们对传统节日了解不够深刻以及在节日中感受不到异样的喜庆（这也与现代社会的进步—平常的物质生活已经很高、人与人交往越来越利益化、陌生化有关）。

这一点值得我们去深思、反省
Conclusion:Festival carries the history of a nation formed and accumulated in the deep structure of meaning of many cultures, is the national spirit of the soil in a particular society and an important long-term carrier of breeding results. Each country has its own definition of culture derived therefrom, and a variety of festivals. Chinese festivals and more to the cycle based on natural phenomena, natural and clear, and partly derived from historical events or legends. Most of the U.S. holiday and religious beliefs, human nature is more significant. From the festival can be found in the center of gravity between the beliefs and value orientations, moral and spiritual pursuit and so tend to differ.总结：节日承载着一个民族历史形成和积淀下来的诸多民族文化深层结构内涵，是民族精神在特定的社会土壤中长期孕育的结果和重要载体。

每个国家都有自己的文化定义和由此衍生的各式各样的节庆活动。

中国的节日多以自然现象的循环往复为依据，自然性明显，还有部分产生于历史事件或传说故事。

美国的节日大多与宗教信仰有关，人文性更加显著。

从节日中可以发现两国的信仰及价值重心取向、道德趋向和精神追求等方面差异。