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二、从传统节日习俗看中西文化差异
节日习俗则是在节日里出现的风俗习惯. 中国与西方国家在节日习俗上有着一个很明显的差异，那就是中国传统节日的习俗主要以吃喝饮食为主题，而西方国家传统节日的习俗则主要以玩乐为主题。
中国讲究饮食，体现了“民以食为天”的文化传统。中国饮食文化的民族特色在于，饮食文化不仅仅是关于饮食本身的文明成果，而且内化为一种具有信仰、禁忌等文化意义的民族心理，成为文化的隐喻象征符号体系。这种隐喻和象征性在节日风俗的饮食中得到最集中的体现。春节是中国最为重要的传统节日，除了拜年，贴春联等习俗外，饮食也是一项重要的习俗。全国各地习惯各异，较为一致的食俗有：1>团圆饭。除夕谢年，吃年夜饭，喝团圆酒，为南北汉族人民的共同食俗。2>吃饺子。除夕之夜，新旧交替的子时（即午夜十二时），全家人都要吃‘长岁饺子’。饺子与‘交子’谐音，吃饺子预祝新的一年里幸福顺利.3>吃年糕，过年吃年糕，即含着‘年见高’和‘年高’对健康长寿的希冀。称粘糕为年糕，意义也就在此。其他的节日也一样，中国的传统节日都以具有文化意蕴的饮食风俗：如清明节的冷食与雄黄酒、中秋节的月饼、重阳节的重阳糕与菊花酒等等。这些都可以看出，中国的传统节日文化主要以吃喝饮食为主题。
西方人对生命的追求是以健康快乐为目的，除必须的饮食营养外，更主要的是通过宗教和娱乐活动来实现，认为人生来有原罪，必须通过信仰上帝，参加宗教仪式和不断忏悔等才能赎罪，从而得到行令净化和快乐，因此西方的节日习俗不仅有浓厚的宗教色彩，而且注重宗教仪式后的一种身心季解脱式的愉悦和快乐。如西方最重视的圣诞节，每年的圣诞前夕，各教派的教堂都要举行礼拜仪式。许多家庭也有在圣诞节前夕进行祈祷、齐唱颂歌的习俗。人们在圣诞之日汇集在广场，围着拜访在那里的高大圣诞树齐唱颂歌等活动。还有热闹非凡的圣诞晚会。还有世界闻名的狂欢节。狂欢节，从规模上讲，仅次于圣诞节，可称得上世界上最大的传统节日。狂欢节里，人们要“狂乐”三天，尽情地吃喝、歌舞、恶作剧，不分种族肤色，不分富贫贵贱，全都汇入了欢腾的海洋。
综上所述，我们可以发现，中西民族在这种节日活动中表现出来的文化差异：中国讲究饮食，体现了“民以食为天”的文化传统；西方则偏好交往，具有游牧文化的遗风和商业文明的特色。

中西文化交融的现象
中西文化都有着相同的文化内涵主要体现在两个方面：1》就是两种节日文化对美好生活的向往和热爱之情。2》就是传承尊老爱幼、景仰历史人物及忠于爱情的文明薪火。正因为两者之间的这些天然相同之处，当今时代中西经济、文化交流日趋频繁之际，两种节日文化互相渗透、彼此影响，就有了一个坚实的基础和可靠的前提。

Answer 1

the traditional holiday customs from Cultural Differences
Festival customs is to appear in the holiday customs. China and Western countries and share the holiday customs of a very obvious difference is that traditional Chinese festivals and customs to eat and drink diet as the main theme, the custom of traditional festivals in Western countries, mainly to play as the theme.
Chinese pay attention to diet, reflects the "Food" cultural tradition. National characteristics of Chinese food culture is that food culture is not just about eating their own civilization, but also into a kind of inner beliefs, taboos and other cultural significance of the national psychology, become a cultural symbol system metaphor. This metaphor and symbol of the holiday customs of the diet to be the most concentrated expression. Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival in China, in addition to New Year, couplets and other practices, the diet is also an important custom. Habits vary across the country, more consistent Sisu: 1> reunion dinner. Xie on New Year's Eve, eat dinner, drink wine reunion for the common people of North and South Han Sisu. 2> eat dumplings. New Year's Eve, the inter-face of the neutrons (ie, midnight), the family must eat 'long years dumplings'. Dumplings and 'intersection' homophonic, eating dumplings, happy new year wish smooth .3> eat rice cakes, rice cakes to eat Chinese New Year, that his mouth 'on see high' and 'high-' in the hope of health and longevity. Called sticky cake to cake, meaning it was in this. Other festivals, too, China's traditional festivals have to have cultural meaning of food customs: such as the cold and realgar wine festival, moon cake Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Chung Yeung Festival chrysanthemum wine, cakes and so on. These can be seen that China's traditional festivals mainly in the theme of food to eat and drink.
Westerners are healthy and happy life for the purpose of pursuing, in addition to the diet, the more important religious and recreational activities through to realize that life is to have original sin, must believe in God and attend religious services and constant repentance, etc. to sin, resulting in the line so clean and happy, so the holiday customs of the West is not only biblical, but also on a religious body and mind after the season free-style pleasure and happiness. Such as the West's most important Christmas, the annual Christmas Eve, the denomination of the church worship services are held. Many families also have to pray on Christmas Eve, singing carols and customs. Christmas Day brings together people in the square, surrounded by tall trees to visit there singing carols and other activities. There are crowded Christmas party. There are world-famous carnival. Carnival, in terms of scale, second only to Christmas, can be regarded as the world's largest traditional festivals. Carnival, people want to "mad music" for three days, eat and drink, dance, joke, regardless of race, color, social status, regardless of rich or poor, all the joy of the ocean import.
In summary, we can see that the Chinese and Western in this festive activities in and out of cultural differences: the Chinese pay attention to diet, reflects the "Food" cultural traditions; the West preferred the interaction with the legacy of nomadic culture and the characteristics of commercial civilization.

The phenomenon of blending Chinese and Western cultures
Chinese and Western cultures both have the same cultural connotations mainly in two aspects: 1 "is both festive and cultural yearning for a better life and a love for. 2 "is to carry on care for the young, admired historical figure, and loyal to the civilization of love, Eternal Flame. Because of these natural similarities between the two, the present era of Chinese and Western economic and cultural exchanges have become more frequent occasion of mutual penetration of two festival culture, influence each other, there is a solid foundation and reliable premise

Answer 2

除夕，好热闹啊！人们忙得不亦乐乎，贴了对联又挂年画；噼哩啪啦的鞭炮声就像在锅里炒芝麻似的接连不断；啪啪啪的焰火声就像北京天安门举行盛大的庆祝会似的，穿过了大街小巷，穿过了高楼大厦，把漆黑的夜晚照着得如同白昼。家乡的除夕之夜到处洋溢着一派喜气洋洋的景象。此刻，我的心情是多么的激动啊！ 开始吃团圆饭许许多多的大鱼大肉摆在我们眼前。我们吃的十分带劲，在这时爷爷说了一句话希望我们一家子永远幸福快乐，团团圆圆！这是奶奶又说：应该是平平安安，合家欢乐。这把一家人笑得肚子都痛了！虽然我们家每次过年都是老样子，但是今年却不一样。为什么呢？以前奶奶多带我们一家子去饭店吃，可是今年我们总算是尝到奶奶的手艺了。因为奶奶今年为了我们一家子亲自下了一次厨，我们与爷爷在讨论一年没有烧饭的奶奶今天到底会少出怎样的口味呢？哇 ！香喷喷的红烧肉出炉了，大家都不动口所以我加了一块，天啦，简直是人间美味！大家听了我的话都半信半疑的拿起筷子，夹了一块红烧肉我往嘴里一送，香的让他们话都说不出来。接着奶奶菜接菜，让他们对奶奶的手艺简直无话可说。吃完了团圆饭，我和弟弟给爷爷奶奶拜年。我和弟弟其实忠心的希望爷爷奶奶身体健康，长命百岁，开开心心，安享晚年！说完这么多话爷爷奶奶脸上露出了灿烂的笑容。爷爷把钱给了弟弟，奶奶把钱给了我。
团圆饭吃过，夜晚12点就是我们小孩子的世界了。开始放烟火了，就拿着十几只花炮、一大把“狗尾巴”和一包鞭炮来到大门口，但天空早已是五彩缤纷。一颗颗五颜六色的火花飞升降落，时而如天女散花，时而如信号弹飞射，忽明忽暗，把夜幕点缀成鲜花的世界。这真是“火树银花不夜天” ，烟花飞舞迎新年啊！
我先燃放完手中的“狗尾巴”，然后找了一个比较安全的地方，准备放花炮。我的花炮也很美，但最好看的要数魔术弹。你看，我点燃魔术弹的引线后，冒出的火花五颜六色，有红色、黄色、绿色……一颗颗飞上天空，仿佛一颗颗小星星在天空中眨眼睛。好焰火！有的似灯笼闪闪红光，有的似流星划过夜空，有的散开如银瀑飞洒，有的绽放如碧柳抽芽......似烟、似霞，似九月里金菊初吐芳蕊，又似春回大地人间开满繁花。它们在夜空中随意的变幻着，绽放着。这焰火，顷刻间照亮了我头顶的苍穹，映红了脚大的大地。还会有烟花汇演.我也看过烟花汇演,那些烟花的形状千奇百怪,有心形,圆形,动物,植物……在每一种的烟花也有很多颜色,七彩缤纷,如红色,紫色,黄色,蓝色,绿色……任何颜色也不会缺漏.在烟花汇演中不单有形状和颜色,还有一种重要元素,那就是声音了!在烟花汇演中,放烟花也有很大的声音,就像枪声,雷声般响亮.
一些大型的烟花汇演大多会在尖沙咀海旁进行,在尖沙咀海旁有很多高楼大厦,由於大部份的高楼大厦都设有玻璃幕墙,所以每次在烟花照射到那些玻璃幕墙都会令到玻璃墙变得闪闪生辉.
除了那些高楼大厦变得闪闪生辉外,还有岸边的景物也受到了烟花的影响,变得闪闪生辉,好像在尖沙咀海旁的钟楼,平时他的身上只有啡色,但他看见了烟花也急不及待地变成了七彩缤纷了.
烟花汇演不只是放烟花,我们也要看看观众的反应吧!观众们是看见了一些很漂亮,很大,很响亮的烟花便会大叫，哗一声,令到现场的声浪更大,也令到现场的气氛更加高涨.
今年的除夕让我感到十分开心，因为今年的除夕之日让我十分难忘 。这更家让我我感受到团聚的快乐！