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ThedifferencesoftraditionalfestivalsbetweentheUSAandChina宗思雨，陆攀，王雅萌，汪礼文•DoyouknowanydifferencesoftraditionalfestivalsbetweentheU.SandChina?•Today,wewillintroducethemtoyou.FestivalsinChina•TheLanternFestivalTheLanternFestival•TheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,usuallyinFebruaryorMarchintheGregoriancalendar.AsearlyastheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-AD25),ithadbecomeafestivalwithgreatsignificance.•today,thelanternfestivalisstillheldeachyeararoundthecountry.Lanternsofvariousshapesandsizesarehunginthestreets,attractingcountlessvisitors.Childrenwillholdself-madeorboughtlanternstostrollwithonthestreets,extremelyexcited.GuessinglanternriddlesisanessentialpartoftheFestival.•Peoplewilleatyuanxiao,orricedumplings,onthisday,soitisalsocalledtheYuanxiaoFestival.Yuanxiaoalsohasanothername,tangyuan.tangyuaninChinesehasasimilarpronunciationwithtuanyuan”,meaningreunion.Sopeopleeatthemtodenoteunion,harmonyandhappinessforthefamily.yuanxiao,orricedumplingsFestivalsinChina•Mid-autumnday•ZhongQiuJie,whichisalsoknownastheMid-AutumnFestival,iscelebratedonthe15thdayofthe8thmonthofthelunarcalendar.Itisatimeforfamilymembersandlovedonestocongregateandenjoythefullmoon-anauspicioussymbolofabundance,harmonyandluck.AdultswillusuallyindulgeinfragrantmooncakesofmanyvarietieswithagoodcupofpipinghotChinesetea,whilethelittleonesrunaroundwiththeirbrightly-litlanterns.•Mid-AutumnDayisatraditionalfestivalinChina.Almosteveryonelikestoeatmooncakesonthatday.Mostfamilieshaveadinnertogethertocelebratethefestival.Asayinggoes,Themooninyourhometownisalmostalwaysthebrightestandroundest.Manypeoplewholivefarawayfromhomeswanttogobacktohaveafamilyreunion.Howhappyitistoenjoythemooncakeswhilewatchingthefullmoonwithyourfamilymembers.MooncakesFestivalsintheUSA•ThanksgivingDayThanksgivingDay•PresidentoftheUnitedStatesproclaimedthefourthThursdayofNovemberasThanksgivingDayeveryyear.•Onthedinnertable,peoplewillfindapples,oranges,chestnuts,walnutsandgrapes.Therewillbeplumpudding,mincepie,othervarietiesoffoodandcranberryjuiceandsquash.Thebestandmostattractiveamongthemareroastturkeyandpumpkinpie.TheyhavebeenthemosttraditionalandfavoritefoodonThanksgivingDaythroughouttheyears.•Thanksgivingtodayis,ineverysense,anationalannualholidayonwhichAmericansofallfaithsandbackgroundsjoinintoexpresstheirthanksfortheyear'sbountyandreverentlyaskforcontinuedblessings.Halloween•HalloweenisanautumnholidaythatAmericanscelebrateeveryyear.Itmeansholyevening,anditcomeseveryOctober31,theeveningbeforeAllSaints'Day.Jackofthelantern•Everyautumn,whenthevegetablesarereadytoeat,childrenpicklargeorangepumpkins.Thentheycutfacesinthepumpkinsandputaburningcandleinside.Itlooksasiftherewereapersonlookingoutofthepumpkin!Theselightsarecalledjack-o'-lanterns,whichmeansJackofthelantern.happy•HalloweenTrickortreat•ThechildrenalsoputonstrangemasksandfrighteningcostumeseveryHalloween.Somechildrenpainttheirfacestolooklikemonsters.Thentheycarryboxesorbagsfromhousetohouse.Everytimetheycometoanewhouse,theysay,Trickortreat!Moneyoreat!Thegrown-upsputtreat-moneyorcandyintheirbags.•Notonlychildren,butmostgrown-upsalsoloveHalloweenandHalloweenpartiesbecauseonthisday,theycandisguisethemselvesaspersonagesorghostastheirimaginationswillleadthem.Thisbringthemthesatisfactionofbeingyoung.Comparisonoffestivals•ThespringfestivalandChristmas•QingMingandEaster•TheDoubleSeventhFestivalandValentine'sDayThespringfestival•theSpringFestivalstartseveryyearintheearlydaysofthe12thlunarmonthandwilllasttillthemid1stlunarmonthofthenextyear.Ofthem,themostimportantdaysareSpringFestivalEveandthefirstthreedays.Christmas•December25thisChristmas,celebratingthebirthofJesus.ChristmasisbothaholidayandaHolyDay.InAmericaitisthebiggesteventoftheyear.Thedifferentcelebratingactivitiesofthetwofestivals•Thespringfestival•AllthedoorpanelswillbepastedwithSpringFestivalcouplets.•Christmas•ManypeopledecoratetheirhouseswithChristmastreesandlights.•Thespringfestival•OnSpringFestivalEve,allfamilymemberseatdinnertogetherandthenwatchTheSpringFestivalcelebration.•Christmas•OnChristmasEve,ChildrenhangstockingsforSantaClaustofillwithgifts.•Thespringfestival•WakinguponNewYear,everybodydressesup.Firsttheyextendgreetingstotheirparents.TheneachchildwillgetmoneyasaNewYeargift,wrappedupinredpaper.•Christmas•OnChristmasmorning,thingssuchascinnamonrollsorcoffeecakeareservedforbreakfast,andfordinnerthereistypicallyham(andoccasionallyregalplumpudding).Comparisonoffestivals•ThespringfestivalandChristmas•QingMingandEaster•TheDoubleSeventhFestivalandValentine'sDayQingMing•QingMing,whichisalsocalledTombSweepingDay,isatraditionalChinesefestivalonthe104thdayafterthewintersolstice(orthe15thdayfromtheSpringEquinox),usuallyoccurringaroundApril5oftheGregoriancalendar.•Onthisday,Chinesepeoplevisitthegravesorburialgroundsoftheirancestorsandburnpapergiftsforthedeparted.Easter•EasterisgenerallyinasectionfromMarch22toApril25between,whichisamajorholidayafterChristmas.•OnEasterSundaychildrenwakeuptofindthattheEasterBunnyhasleftthembasketsofcandy.Hehasalsohiddentheeggsthattheydecorated