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1、WesternFestival西方节日中国和英语国家的文化差异显著地表现在节日方面。除中国和英语国家共同的节日（如,NewYear’sDay）处，双方还各有自己独特的节日。中国有theSpringFestival,theDragonBoatFestival,Mid—AutumnDay.等，英语国家有”Valentine’sDay（情人节），Easter（复活节），Aprilfool’sDay（愚人节），ThanksGivingDay（感恩节），ChristmasDay（圣诞节）等。中西方节日的风俗习惯
2、也很不相同。在节日里，对于别人送来的礼物，中国人往往要推辞一番，表现得无可奈何地接受，接受后一般也不当面打开。如果当面打开并喜形于色，可能招致“贪财”的嫌疑。而在英语文化中，人们对别人送的礼品，一般都要当面打开称赞一番，并且欣然道谢.因此，对西方节日的了解显得尤为重要如母亲节Mother'sdayThesecondSundayinMayisMother'sday.Mother'sdayisaspecialdayforeveryone!Onthatday,childrenusuallygivetheir
3、motherwithcards,presentsandflowers.Butmostofthepeople,likegivingtheirmotherscarnation（康乃磬）。SomebodysaidGodcouldnotbeeverywhereandhemademother.Mother，Iloveyou!Onthisdayweallsitbackandthinkabouthowmuchourmothersdoforus.千里试问平安否？且把思念遥相寄。绵绵爱意与关怀，浓浓情意与祝福，母亲节快
4、乐。Wherewouldwebewithoutyou,mom?妈妈，没有您我们将流落何方呢？ConsideringthequalityoffoodthatchildrenmaketheirmothersonMother'sDay,itbecomesapparentthatwithoutmoms,theirkidswouldstarvetodeath.想想母亲节时，孩子们为妈妈所做的早餐；很明显的，如果没有妈妈，孩子们将会饿死。母爱Valentine'sDayisonFebruay14theveryye
5、ar.Onthatday,peoplealwaysgivetheirloverssomerosesandchocolate(巧克力）.Today,boysandgirlslooklikesweet.Theygotorestaurantsandhaveabigsupper.Valentine'scardsbecomemoreandmorebeautiful.情人节Valentine'sDay情人节情人节由来Once,thefriarwhoiscalledWalundingisputinprisonbec
6、auseofofficiate(主持)atamarriageforapairofsweethearts（爱人）inchurch,theelderwiththejail（监狱）blindpersondaughterlikeseachother.Walundinghasforgotthatselfbodyisinajail（监狱）completelyinbeingpassionately（激烈的）inlovewiththegirl.Someday,hehavefoundthemedicinalherb（药
7、草）beingabletoletagirlregainsight,heallhasdecocted（煎、熬）medicinalherbs（药草）forthegirleveryday.Thegirldoesnotwaittodolightbut,hewaitstohavedonethecourtverdict（判定）deathpenalty（死刑）but!Eleventhhourinhislife,thegirlhasrepliedtointelligibility（可懂的）.Shefinallysee
8、ssweetheart‘sappearance,Walundingstilllosesbutlife.Beforelong,also,thegirldepressedbutdies.ThatdaypassingawayisaFebruary14ofthe3rdcenturyB.C.Afterwards,churchthatthisdayisfixedis“Walundingfestival”,isjust“Valentine’sDay”forcommem
