AcknowledgementFirstofall,Iwouldliketoextendmysinceregratitudetomysupervisor,Zhangshasha,forherpatientguidanceandusefulsuggestionsonmythesis.ShetaughtmethestepsandwaytowriteaqualifiedarticleandIhaveaclearlogicalformythesis.Withoutherconsistentandilluminatinginstructions,thisthesiscouldnothavereacheditspresentform.Second,Ialsothankstomyfriendswhohelpmeduringwritingthisthesis.Theyhelpmefindoutthedateandmodifytheformatofthesis.Atlast,mythankswouldgotomybelovedfamilyfortheirlovingconsiderationsandgreatconfidenceinmeallthroughtheseyearsandtheirsupportingwithoutawordofcomplaint.Ialsoowemysinceregratitudetomyfriendsandmyfellowclassmateswhohavegivenmetheirhelpandtheirtimeinlisteningtomeandhelpingmeworkoutmyproblemsduringthedifficultcourseofthethesis.AbstractWiththeeconomicglobalization,theinternationalexchangesbecomemoreandmorefrequent.Cultureplaysacriticalroleininternationalcommunications.Itcanbeseenthatfestivalhasbecomeapartofpeople’slife.Thusit'snecessarytoknowaboutthecountry’sculture.Festivalistheenrichmentandessenceofhumanbeinglife.Itreflectsthemostdelicateandrepresentativeaspectofnationalculture.TheChineseNewYearandThanksgivingDaysinwestisrespectivelymostimportantfestivalintheirethnicgroups.ItistherepresentativeofChineseandwesternculturedifferences.Understandingthedifferentculturecontributestopromoteeachother’scommunications.What’smore,itcanavoidmisunderstandingandwewouldrespecteachother’scultureincross-culturalcommunications,makingthecommunicationsmoreandmoresmoothly.Ifweknowabouttheculturaldifference,itcanhelpavoidthemisunderstandingandenhancetheinternationalexchangeandcorporation.Thus,studyingthedifferenceofthetwofestivalsisconducivetobetterrationallylearnandabsorbforeignculturalvalues.MeanwhilewecanprotectandcarryforwardtheculturalessenceoftheChinesenation.Thispaperismainlystudiesthroughthemethodsofdocumentaryanalysisandqualitativeanalysis.ThearticlegivescomparisonstudyofChineseandThanksgivingDays,basedontheaspectsoftheoriginoffestival,custom，function,culturalconnotationandsoon.WecanclearlyconcludethedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternculturalinthispaper.Thusitreflectthecoreofthisarticle：payingattentiontothecultureandrespectingtheculturedifference.KeyWords:ThedifferenceofChineseandwestern;Culturecustom;SpringFestival;ThanksgivingDay摘要随着经济全球化以.国与国之间的交流更加频繁了.文化在文化交流中起着重要的作用.不难看出节日是人们生活中的不可或缺的一部分.因此对于我们而言了解不同国家的节日文化是非常必要的.节日是人类日常生活的浓缩和精华。它反映了民族文化最精致，最具有代表性的一面，中国的春节，西方的感恩节分布是中西方最重要的节日，并具有中西方文化的代表性是探讨中西方文化的典型。本文主要应用了文献分析法和定性分析法。主要探究了春节与感恩节差异基于春节与感恩节的起源，习俗，功能，文化内涵，等方面。通过对比，我们清楚地得出了两者的差异。从而体现本文的核心：注重文化，尊重差异.关键词：中西文化差异文化习俗；春节；感恩节ContentsTOC\o"1-3"\h\z\u1.Introduction12.TheOriginofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay12.1TheOriginofSpringFestival12.2TheOriginofThanksgivingDay33.TheContrastofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay53.1TheCustomofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay53.1.1TheWaysofCelebration53.1.2TheSymbolofTraditionalFood63.1.3TheActivitiesofCelebration73.2TheFunctionsofSpringFestivalandThanksgivingDay83.2.1CommunicationalFunction83.2.2Educationalfunction83.2.3CondensedFunction93.2.4Econ...
