What's the difference between traditional festivals in China and those in the West?

1, different origins

The Spring Festival has a long history, which originated from the activities of offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors in the beginning and end of the Shang Dynasty. The Spring Festival is also the most solemn and lively traditional festival in China. More precisely, it is superstition that China people pray for good crops in the coming year by offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors during the Spring Festival.

Christmas in the west is to commemorate the birth of Jesus, which evolved from a religious festival. Although Buddhism, Taoism and Christianity from China were introduced to China for a short time, they were quickly sought after. This also shows that China people are not exclusive in their religious beliefs.

2. Different forms

In the folk activities of the Spring Festival, there are various forms of worship. People can worship Buddha, worship ancestors first, seek bodhisattva and seek divination. There are also various kinds of immortals paying homage, which reflects the diversity and inclusiveness of China's religious culture.

In the west, beliefs are relatively unified. Westerners believe that God is the only God in the universe, and religion runs through all aspects of their lives. Therefore, Christianity has had a profound impact on westerners' world outlook, outlook on life, values, ways of thinking and living habits.

Christmas is a day to commemorate the birth of Christ the Savior, so this holy day should be celebrated on February 25th, 65438. For them, religious activities are mainly mass gatherings in churches, where people sing hymns together to praise God.

3. Different diets

China people pay attention to food for the people. For China, a big agricultural country, food customs clearly reflect many national cultures in China. China people's Spring Festival activities are mainly New Year's Eve, jiaozi and New Year greetings.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, vagrants who leave home will come back from thousands of miles away, and the whole family will sit around and pack jiaozi. Jiaozi's practice is to wrap jiaozi in dough, then wrap it in a leather bag, cook it with clear water, and dip it in seasoning after scooping it up.

Christmas is the biggest festival for westerners to express their gratitude, mainly to thank God and pray for God's blessing. Christmas and Thanksgiving are very close in time. On Thanksgiving Day, people use turkeys to express their gratitude, so this custom continues until Christmas, mainly to express their gratitude to God.