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摘 要随着中西方的交流日益增多，中西文化相互产生着影响，节日文化也不例外。西方的情人节对于中国的年轻一代有很强的吸引力，演变成了一种时尚文化。本文从跨文化交际的角度，将中国传统的情人节，即七夕节，与西方的情人节进行对比分析，探讨中西方情人节在起源、习俗、文化内涵等方面的差异。希望年轻一代在接受西方情人节的同时，也要重视中国的传统节日，并把中国的优秀节日文化传播出去，以促进多元文化的交流与融合。40713
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毕业论文关键词：中国七夕节；西方情人节；对比分析
Abstract With the increasingly communication between China and western countries, Chinese and western culture are interacting with each other, so does festival culture. Western Valentine’s Day has a strong attraction to the younger generation of China, and it has evolved into a kind of fashion in China. From the perspective of intercultural communication, the paper analyzes Western Valentine’s day and traditional Chinese Valentine’s Day, that is, Chinese Qixi Festival. The paper to studies their differences in origin, customs and cultural connotations. The author of this paper hopes the young generation should attach great importance to the traditional festival of China while accepting Western Valentine’s Day, and they should spread out the excellent Chinese festival culture to promote multicultural communication and integration.
Key words: Chinese Qixi Festival; Western Valentine’s Day; comparative analysis
A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and Western Valentine’s Day from the Perspective of Intercultural Communication
Contents
摘 要 i
Abstract ii
I. Introduction 1
II. Origins of Chinese and Western Valentine’s Day 1
2.1 The Origin of Chinese Qixi Festival 2
2.2 The Origin of Western Valentine’s Day 2
III. Differences in Festival Customs 3
3.1 Customs of Chinese Qixi Festival 3
3.2 Customs of Western Valentines’ Day 4
IV. Differences in Cultural Connotations 5
4.1 Cultural Connotations of Chinese Qixi Festival 5
4.2 Cultural Connotations of Western Valentine’s Day 6
4.3 The Significance of Intercultural Communication 7
V. Conclusion 8
Bibliography 10
Acknowledgements 11
I. Introduction
In recent years, western festivals have entered China, such as Valentine’s Day, Christmas, Thanks giving Day, and so on. These western festivals are very popular among the young people. Valentine’s Day is especially popular in China, and it has great impacts on Chinese Qixi Festival. With the influence of western culture, Qixi Festival is becoming a Chinese Valentine’s Day gradually. This paper analyzes the similarities and differences between Chinese Qixi Festival and Western Valentine’s Day from different aspects, and the author of this paper hope young people realize that the difference between Chinese culture and western culture, besides, the author of this paper looks forward to the native pay more attention to the Chinese traditional culture.
Except the introduction and conclusion, this paper includes three parts. The first part of this paper discusses the different origins between two festivals, and it finds that the two festivals have different sources. The second part of this paper analyzes the two festivals’ interesting customs, and this part introduces the activities of Chinese Qixi Festival and Western Valentine’s Day. The third part of this paper compares the cultural connotation of Chinese Qixi Festival and Western Valentine’s Day, and it reveals the different cultural background of the two festivals.