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Culturaldiversity——南宁二中uglyPielet’sEnjoyAShowNianVSChristmasTheOriginofNian•TheChineseNewYearisnowpopularlyknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitstartsfromtheBeginningofSpring(thefirstofthetwenty-fourtermsincoodinationwiththechangesofNature).Itsoriginistoooldtobetraced.•Severalexplanationsarehangingaround.Allagree,however,thatthewordNian,whichinmodernChinesesolelymeansyear,wasoriginallythenameofamonsterbeastthatstartedtopreyonpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningofanewyear.•OnelegendgoesthatthebeastNianhadaverybigmouththatwouldswallowagreatmanypeoplewithonebite.Peoplewereveryscared.•Oneday,anoldmancametotheirrescue,offeringtosubdueNian.ToNianhesaid,Ihearsaythatyouareverycapable,butcanyouswallowtheotherbeastsofpreyonearthinsteadofpeoplewhoarebynomeansofyourworthyopponents?So,itdidswallowmanyofthebeastsofpreyonearththatalsoharrassedpeopleandtheirdomesticanimalsfromtimetotime.•Afterthat,theoldmandisappearedridingthebeastNian.Heturnedouttobeanimmortalgod.NowthatNianisgoneandotherbeastsofpreyarealsoscaredintoforests,peoplebegintoenjoytheirpeacefullife.•Beforetheoldmanleft,hehadtoldpeopletoputupredpaperdecorationsontheirwindowsanddoorsateachyear'sendtoscareawayNianincaseitsneakedbackagain,becauseredisthecolorthebeastfearedthemost.•Fromthenon,thetraditionofobservingtheconquestofNianiscarriedonfromgenerationtogeneration.ThetermGuoNian,whichmaymeanSurvivetheNianbecomestodayCelebratethe(New)YearasthewordguoinChinesehavingboththemeaningofpass-overandobserve.•Thecustomofputtingupredpaperandfiringfire-crackerstoscareawayNianshouldithaveachancetorunlooseisstillaround.However,peopletodayhavelongforgottenwhytheyaredoingallthis,exceptthattheyfeelthecolorandthesoundaddtotheexcitementofthecelebration.TheOriginofChristmas•December25eachyear,isthedayChristianscommemoratethebirthofJesus,knownasChristmas.•ThebirthofJesusinBethlehemsignaledthefulfillmentofalongawaitedpromisethatGodwouldsendsomeone,hispersonalrepresentative,toremovethenegativeeffectsofpersonalevilintheworld.•Jesuswasthatrepresentative.Thushisarrivalonthehumanscene,announcedbyanightskyfullofangels(Luke2:9-14),wasgoodnews.•耶稣在伯利恒诞生标志着一场期待已久的承诺的履行，上帝会派一个人，他的个人代表，以消除世界上的个人邪恶的负面影响。耶稣是代表。因此，他的到来对人类的场景，由夜空的天使（路加福音2:9-14）全部公布，是个好消息。•InA.D.336theofChrist'sbirth,obviouslytryingtoreorienttheholidayforChristians.WhentheEmpiresplitbetweeneastandwest,thechurchintheeast(EasternOrthodox)recognizedJanuary6thasthecelebrationdate.•InmanycountriesJanuary6thisstillhonoredastheofficialbirthdateofChist.ThetimebetweenDecember25thandJanuary6thformswhathasbecomeknownasthe12DaysofChristmas.•在公元336基督的诞生，显然是想为基督教徒重新调整假期。当帝国分裂为东部和西部,教会在东方(东正教)承认1月6日的庆祝活动日期。在许多国家1月6日仍誉为“官方”基督出生日期的12月25日之间的时间1月6日形式,已成为众所周知的“12天的圣诞。”ThecustomoftheNian•SweepingtheDust•PastingSpringCouplets•HavingJiaoziSweepingtheDust•“Dust”ishomophonicwith“chen”（尘）inChinese,whichmeansoldandpast.Inthisway,“sweepingthedust”beforetheSpringFestivalmeansathoroughcleaningofhousestosweepawaybadluckinthepastyear•Thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthingstowelcomeanewlife.Inaword,justbeforetheSpringFestivalcomes,everyhouseholdwillgiveathoroughcleaningtobidfarewelltotheoldyearandusherinthenew.PastingSpringCouplets•“TheSpringCouplet”,alsocalled“couplet”and“apairofantitheticalphrases”,isaspecialformofliteratureinChina.•TheSpringCoupletiscomposedoftwoantitheticalsentencesonbothsidesofthedoorandahorizontalscrollbearinganinscription,usuallyanauspiciousphrase,abovethegate.HavingJiaozi•OnNewYear’sEve,thewholefamilywillsittogethertomakejiaoziandcelebratetheSpringFestival.TheshapeofjiaoziislikegoldingotfromancientChina.Sopeopleeatthemandwishformoneyandtreasure.•ThetraditionofhavingjiaoziisveryimportantduringtheSpringFestival.YoucannothaveacompleteSpringFestivalwithouthavingjiaozi.ThecustomofChristmas•DecoratingtheChristmastree•SingingChristmascarols•PreparationoftheChristmasdinnerDecoratingtheChristmastree•Westernerswithred,greenandwhitecolorfortheChristmascolors,ChristmascomeseveryhouseholdisdecoratedwithChristmascolors.RedColoredwithChristmasflowersandChristmascandles.•GreenistheChristmastree.ItisthemainChristmasornaments,withthecuttothecedar(['si:də]雪松）,cypress（['saipris]柏树）towerwasaclassofdecoratedevergreentree.Hangingabovethecolorfullights,giftsandpaperflowers,butalsolittheChristmascandles.SingingChristmascarols•Itreferstotheage-oldcustomofenchantinganumberoftraditionalChristmassongsduringtheChristmasseason.Itaddstothejoyandfuntotheatmosphere.•DifferentChristmashymnsorcarolslikeTheFirstNoel,JingleBells,Joytotheworld,etcaresungeveryChristmasasapartoftheChristmascelebration.PreparationoftheChristmasdinner•AlthoughthefoodsservedforChristmasdinnermayvaryfromfamilytofamily(andfromcountrytocountry).•TypicalitemsusuallyfoundatanAmericanfamily'sChristmasdinnerwouldincludeturkeyanddressing(orsometimeschicken,duck,gooseorham),potatoesandgravy,sweetpotatoes,greenvegetables,cranberry,sauce,nuts,fruits,fruit-cake,plumpudding,pumpkinand/ormincemeatpiesandsweets.Eggnogisusuallythefavoritedrinkforthewholefamily.•尽管提供食品服务的圣诞大餐可能会有所变动,从每个家庭的(从国家),最典型的项目通常发现，在美国家庭的圣诞晚餐包