七夕与情人节对比英语论文

湖北省高等教育自学考试英语专业毕业论文中国七夕节与西方情人节的对比分析准考证号：XXXXX学生姓名：XXX指导教师：赵红英二○一五年三月TheCulturalComparisonofValentine'sDayandDouble-SeventhDayName：YiXXDirectedby：ZhaoXXMarch2015摘要文化是一种社会行为，文化与人们的日常生活，习俗和习惯息息相关。本文试图对七夕节和情人节起源，庆祝方法，文化底蕴及人们对这两个节日的不同心理认同进行分析。传统的七夕节的衰落和情人节的热捧有着鲜明的社会性意义，本文从跨文化传播交流中的角度分析了两个节日的差异。关键词：七夕节，情人节，不同AbstractCultureisakindofsocialbehavior.Itiscorrelatedwithpeople'sdailylife,andcustomsandhabits.ThispaperintendstomakeananalysisofthedifferentoriginsoftheDoubleseventhFestivalandValentine’sDay,thedifferentcelebrationsandculturalbackgroundsofthetwofestivals,aswellasdifferentpeople’spsychologicalidentitiesofthetwofestivals.TraditionalValentine'sdeclineandfavorableTanabataFestivalhasadistinctivesocialsignificance,andthispaperdiscussesthedifferencesbetweenthetwofestivalsfromtheperspectiveofcross-culturalcommunication.KeyWords:DoubleSeventhFestival,Valentine’sDay,DifferencesContentsAbstract(Chinese)…………………………………………………………….IAbstract(English)……………………………………………………………...IIChapterOne:Introduction…………………………………………………1ChapterTwo:FolkLegendandNameSourcesofDoubleSeventhFestivalandValentine2.1TheDoubleSeventhFestival’sandValentine'sDay’sFolkLegend………2.2NameSourcesoftheDoubleSeventhFestivalandValentine'sDay………2.2.1TheOriginoftheName……………………………………………………2.2.2TheNicknameSummary……………………………………………………ChapterThree:CulturalDifferencebetweenDoubleSeventhFestivalandValentine3.1StraightforwardandConcealDifferences………………………………3.2TheDifferencebetweenMaterialandSpiritual………………………3.3TheDifferencebetweenLoveandKeepsakeMatter……………………Conclusion……………………………………………WorksCited…………………………………………………………………TheCulturalComparisonofValentine'sDayandDouble-SeventhDayChapterOneIntroductionThefestivalisanessentialpartofculturalcustoms,whichisalsoanimportantparttoreflectthetraditionalethnicculture.Ontheotherhand,thefestival,asamirrorofculture,isstronglyinfluencedbyculture.Cultureisakindofsocialbehavior.Itiscorrelatedwithpeople'sdailylife,andcustomsandhabits.Eachnation'sspecialculturegiveslovesomespecialculturalmeaning.Differentcountrieshavedifferentfolkfestivalsowingtodifferentnaturalconditionsandhumanefactors.Formostwesterncountries,traditionalfestivalsoriginatefromreligion,whileourtraditionalfestivalscomefromafarmingcivilization.Thedifferentoriginsleadtodifferentcelebrations.Overthemanyyearsinpast,differentregionshavecelebratedtheirownfestivals.Inmoderntimes,withdevelopmentofglobalization,manyethnicfestivalsarecelebratedbyallovertheworld.Forexample,theWesternValentine'sDayiswidelycelebratedbyouryoungpeople.AndChina'sDoubleSeventhFestivaliscalledOrientalValentine'sDay.Butweshouldknowwhatthedifferencesarebetweenthetwofestivals.Whatcanwelearnfromthetwofestivals?Inthispaper,wewilldiscusstheDoubleSeventhFestivalandtheValentine'sDay,whichreflectthedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternculturesaboutloveofvariouslevels.Manyyoungpeopleignorethegloriousnationalheritageofthousandsofyears.Whatshouldweandthegovernmentdoforthetwofestivals?ChapterTwoFolkLegendandNameSourcesofDoubleSeventhFestivalandValentine2.1TheDoubleSeventhFestival’sandValentine'sDay’sFolkLegendTheDoubleSeventhFestival“Long,longago,therewasanhonestandkind-heartedfellownamedNiuLang(Cowhand).Hisparentsdiedwhenhewasachild.Laterhewasdrivenoutofhishomebyhissister-in-law.Sohelivedbyhimself.Oneday,afairyfromHeavenZhiNu(Weavermaid)fellinlovewithhimandcamedownsecretlytoearthandmarriedhim.ThecowhandfarmedinthefieldandtheWeaverMaidwoveathome.Theylivedahappylifeandgavebirthtoaboyandagirl.Unfortunately,theGodofHeavensoonfoundoutthefactandorderedtheQueenMotheroftheWesternHeavenstobringtheWeaverMaidback.Withthehelpofthecelestialcattle,theCowhandflewtoheavenwithhissonanddaughter.Atthetimewhenhewasabouttocatchupwithhiswife,theQueenMothertookoffoneofhergoldhairpinsandmadeastroke.OnebillowyriverappearedinfrontoftheCowhand.TheCowhandandWeaverMaidwereseparatedonthetwobanksforeverandcouldonlyfeeltheirtears.Theirloyaltytolovetouchedmagpies,sotensofthousandsofmagpiescametobuildabridgefortheCowhandandWeaverMaidtomeeteachother.TheQueenMotherwaseventuallymovedandallowedthemtomeeteachyearonthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth.HencetheirmeetingdatehasbeencallQiXi.TheChinesehaveowncharacteristicsofcelebratingtheDoubleSeventhFestival.TheDoubleSeventhFestivalisalsocalledQiqiaoFestival,whichmeanspeoplebegEmperortogivethemskillfulhandsliketheWeaverMaids’.DuetothedifferenceofclimecultureinChina,therearedifferentcelebrations:inJiangxiprovince,therewasabridgemeetingoftheDoubleSeventhFestival.Peoplecametotakepartinitandbuiltawoodenbridge.Atnight,peoplefacedthedoublestarsandbeggedgoodfate，thencrematingthewoodenbridge,whichmeantthatthedoublestarswentacrossthebridgeandhadagladmeeting.InShanxiprovince,everygirlshouldbemadeupwell,puttingonbeautifuldresses,andthenofferingallkindsoffruitstotheirfriends.Withthedevelopmentofsociety,nowthesecustomshavegraduallydisappeared,however,thelegendoftheCowhandandWeaverMaidhastakenrootintheheartsofthepeople.Inrecentyears,inparticular,urbanyouthshavecelebrateditastheValentine'sDayinChina.Asaresult,ownersofflowershops,barsandsto