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春节与逾越节的文化对比_英语论文

The Cultural Contrast Between the Spring Festival and Passover

摘要

春节是中华民族的传统节日,是中国人生活中最重要的节日之一。它源远流长,具有丰富多彩的民俗特征,如阖家团圆,吃饺子,放爆竹,贴对联等。民俗传统的背后蕴含着中国人的处事哲学和思考方式,和儒家思想影响。同样对与犹太人,逾越节是纪念上帝恩典和先祖故事的重要节日,反映了犹太人的思想文化和对待与神的关系。逾越节期间,全家团聚,在门框上刷羊血,吃无酵饼和苦菜等特定饮食,与春节某些习俗十分相似。然而在文化背景和宗教意义和民族核心思想上又和中国人过年有着根本性的不同之处。通过对这两个节日的对比,无论是对圣经研究还是对增进对犹太民族与中华民族的相互了解,消除文化误解,理解彼此的历史文化背景传统和价值观都有着积极的意义。

关键词:春节;逾越节;文化;相似;差异

Abstract

The Spring Festival is one of the most important and traditional Chinese festivals. It has a long history and rich and colorful folk-custom characteristics, such as the family reunion, eating dumplings, setting off firecrackers, pasting the spring couplets, etc. Those characteristics are the reflections of traditional Chinese thinking ways and the thoughts of Confucianism. For Passover, it is like the twin-brother of the Spring Festival. During Passover, the Jewish people gather and commemorate the grace of God and the hardship of the ancestors. Passover opens a door for the further study on the thoughts and culture of the ancient Israelites, and their view on God. Their folk customs including family reunion, brushing the lamb blood on the door frame, eating  unleavened bread and bitter herbs, and some other folk events that are similar to those of the Spring Festival. But to some extent , like the meaning of the festival and religiosity, they are very different. By comparing those differences and similarities, it is beneficial to the cross-cultural communication between the two nations and the study of Bible and has the positive effect on understanding the different cultures, histories, values, and backgrounds to avoid the misunderstanding.

Key word: the Spring Festival; Passover; culture; similarity; difference 

Contents

Introduction........................................................................................................................1

Chapter One Cultural Backgrounds………………………...................…...…..............1

1.1 Cultural Soil of the Spring Festival……………........................…..…….............….....1

1.2 Cultural Background of Passover..........................……………..............................…....2

Chapter Two Spring Festival Features........…………...…….........................................3

2.1 The Folk-Custom Characteristics….............………..………....................……......…..3

   2.1.1 Kitchen God Worship............................................................................................3

   2.1.2 Pasting the Spring Couplets..................................................................................4

   2.1.3 “Shousui”, Staying up on the Chinese New Year’s Eve.......................................4

   2.1.4 Setting off Firecrackers.........................................................................................4

   2.1.5 Eating Dumplings..................................................................................................5

   2.1.6 “Bainian”, the New Year’s Visit...........................................................................5

2.2 The Reflection of the Traditional Chinese Thinking Ways…………….......................5

   2.2.1 Obeying the Law of Nature...................................................................................6

   2.2.2 Advocating the Balance.........................................................................................6

   2.2.3 Seeking for the Harmony......................................................................................6

Chapter Three Characteristics of Passover............................……....................….........7

3.1 The Folk-Custom Features....……………………………………..................................7

3.2 Religious Overtones-the Relationship with God.............................................................9

Chapter Four The Similarities and Differences Between the Spring Festival and Passover....10

4.1 Time...................……..........…………...……..……….…….…............…..................11

4.2 Mores............................................................................................................................11

4.2.1 Cleaning the House and Putting away the Yeast..................................................12

    4.2.2 Pasting Spring Couplets and Brushing the Lamb’s Blood...................................13

    4.2.3 Reunion: Family Reunion and Ancestor Reunion................................................14

    4.2.4 Eating and Drinking Customs..............................................................................15

 

    4.2.5 Monster “Nian” and Staying up at Night.............................................................17

    4.2.6 Holy Convocations and Temple Fairs..................................................................18

    4.2.7 Gift Money...........................................................................................................18

4.3 The Core Ethos-Love and Benevolence.......................................................................19

4.4 Religiosity....................................................................................................................21

Conclusion…...................……………………….................…….....................................21

Notes..................................................................................................................................22

Bibliography………………………………………..........……..............................…..…22

Acknowledgements……………………..……....................……….........................……23


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