The similarities and differences between Christmas and Chinese New Year, the difference between Chin

Christmas is the Spring Festival in a foreign country, and the Spring Festival is Christmas in China. In foreign countries, it is December 25 of the Gregorian calendar every year, and in China, it is the first day of the first lunar month of the lunar calendar every year.

Christmas is a custom in Western countries.

The Spring Festival is a custom in the country.

Christmas, the Spring Festival of the West also.

The differences between Chinese New Year and Christmas are as follows:

The time is different:Chinese New Year: It is scheduled to be the first day of the first lunar month, but it generally does not end until at least the 15th day of the first lunar month. Christmas: Christmas in the West falls on December 25th.

The origin is different:The Spring Festival originated from the ancestor worship activities at the beginning and end of the Yin Shang period, with a long history, and the Spring Festival is also the most solemn and lively traditional festival in China. More precisely, the Chinese Spring Festival is to pray for good weather for the next year's crops by worshipping the gods and ancestors, with a superstitious color.

Christmas: Evolved from a religious holiday to commemorate the birth of Jesus.

Eating habits are different: Spring Festival: Dumplings are eaten in the north, and glutinous rice balls are eaten in the south.

Tangyuan means sweet and sweet, and all good wishes are fulfilled. Dumplings imply saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, and making friends at the end of the year. Christmas:

Eat turkey. Christmas and Thanksgiving are relatively close in time, and people use turkey to express gratitude on Thanksgiving, so this custom also continues into Christmas, mainly to express a sense of gratitude to God.

Celebrate differently:Spring Festival: You can worship gods and Buddhas, sacrifice ancestors, ask for Bodhisattvas, and ask for divination. The various gods and goddesses who worship are also diverse, reflecting the diversity and inclusiveness of China's religious culture.

Christmas: Christmas is the day to commemorate the birth of the Savior, Jesus, so this holy day is celebrated on December 25th. For them, religious activities consisted mainly of Mass in churches, where people sang praises to God.

The Spring Festival is an important day for us in China, and Christmas is the New Year for Westerners, a very important day for Westerners, but many of us in China will celebrate Christmas.

One is a Chinese festival and the other is a Western holiday.

Similarities: They are all celebrating holidays, and families are reunited.

Differences: 1. The time is different: the first day of the first lunar month of the Spring Festival, December 25 of the Christmas calendar.

2. Different diets: eat dumplings and glutinous rice balls during the Spring Festival, and eat turkey at Christmas.

3. Different customs: New Year's money is given during the Spring Festival, and gifts are given at Christmas.