7.4中西方传统节日-04在线视频

Hello everyone

Welcome back to this session.

Two more significant western festivals

will be introduced from this time.

Let’s start form Customs of Halloween.

大家好 欢迎回来

从本次课开始我再向大家介绍

两个重要的西方传统节日

我们先从万圣节习俗说起

Customs of Halloween 万圣节习俗

Halloween is an annual celebration.

How did this peculiar custom originate?

Halloween 一词的产生

The word “Halloween” comes from

All Hallows Eve.

November 1, “All Hallows Day” or “All Saints Day”,

is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints.

在西方国家

每年的10月31日

中文译作万圣节之夜

万圣节是西方国家的传统节日

这一夜是一年中最闹鬼的一夜

所以也叫鬼节

很多民族都在万圣节前夜有庆典聚会

今天万圣节已演变成

非宗教的民俗节日

在万圣节前夜

人们头戴怪异的面具

身穿艳丽而奇特的服装

手提雕刻成怪诞脸形

并点燃蜡烛的南瓜灯笼

欢聚在大街小巷载歌载舞

有些地方还举行盛大的化装舞会

这一节日尤其吸引

天真可爱的孩子们

他们化了装串门走户地祝福

索取糖果或其他礼物

万圣节前夜不失为西方人

洋溢着欢乐气氛的一个节日

Lastly, I’d like to introduce

Thanksgiving Day to you.

Thanksgiving Day感恩节

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival 

celebrated primarily in Canada 

and the United States. 

Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for 

the harvest and express gratitude in general.

11月的第四个星期四是感恩节

感恩节是美国人民独创的

一个古老节日

也是美国人合家欢聚的节日

The origin of Thanksgiving goes back to

the beginning of American history.

In 1620, the famous ship "Mayflower" arrived in

America with 102 Puritans who could not bear

the religious persecution in England.

In the winter between 1620 and 1621, they encountered

unimaginable difficulties and were in cold and hunger.

When winter passed, only about 50 immigrants survived.

At this time, the kind-hearted Indians brought necessities

to the immigrants, and specially sent people to teach them

how to hunt, fish and grow corn and pumpkin.

With the help of the Indians, the immigrants

finally got a bumper harvest.

On the harvest day, according to the religious traditions

and customs, the immigrants stipulated a day

to thank God, and decided to invite them to celebrate

the festival to thank the Indians for their sincere help.

感恩节的由来要一直追溯到

美国历史的发端

1620年 著名的五月花号

满载不堪忍受英国国内宗教

迫害的清教徒102人到达美洲

1620年和1621年之交的冬天

他们遇到了难以想象的困难

处在饥寒交迫之中

冬天过去时

活下来的移民只有50来人

这时 心地善良的印第安人

给移民送来了生活必需品

还特地派人教他们怎样狩猎

捕鱼和种植玉米 南瓜

在印第安人的帮助下

移民们终于获得了丰收

在欢庆丰收的日子

按照宗教传统习俗

移民规定了感谢上帝的日子

并决定为感谢印第安人的真诚帮助

邀请他们一同庆祝节日

Thanks’s giving is an annual one-day holiday 

to give thanks, traditionally to god, 

for the things one has at the close 

of the harvest season.

In the United States, certain kinds of food are 

traditionally served at thanksgiving meals. 

Turkeyis usually the featured item on 

any thanksgiving feast table.

感恩节是每年一次

传统意义上的感恩节

是指人们在丰收前对上帝的感恩之情

在美国

感恩节人们会想用一些特色食物

比如说

火鸡就是最有代表性的食物

Mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, 

cranberry sauce, Indian corn, other fallvegetables, 

and pumpkin pie are commonly 

associated with thanksgiving dinner.

感恩节晚餐基本以土豆泥肉汤

番薯 酸果梅沙司

印第安玉米以及其他秋季

时令蔬菜为主

当然还有还有美味的南瓜饼

The make-up parade is a major Thanksgiving custom.

There are all kinds of big banners hanging on the street,

people wearing all kinds of clothes gather together to sing

and dance, perform arts and crafts, etc.

化妆游行是感恩节一大习俗

街上挂着各种大横幅

人们穿着各种服饰聚集在一起

唱歌跳舞 表演艺术手艺等

That’s all for the introduction of

4 significant Western customs.

Now, let’s think about the differences

between Chinese and Western festivals.

这就是4个重要的西方节日的介绍

现在 让我们想想中西节日的区别

First, The difference lies in origin and formation.

The festivals in China mainly stem from seasons

and solar periods, which are closely

related to agriculture.

The festivals in western countries generally

stem from religion and its relative events,

so they all are influenced with religious features.

Second, the difference lies in festivals customs

When celebrating the festivals, the Chinese

tend to focus more attention on

traditions from the ancestor.

When celebrating the festivals, the westerners

tend to put more attention to the seeking

of pleasure and entertainments.

Lastly, the difference lies in festival diet characteristics

Chinese traditional festival diet tends to

be emotional, paying attention to color,

flavor, smell and taste.

Particular festive food has to distinguish itself

with other different festive food.

The western diet is tending to attach more

importance to the right nutrition,

like fried chicken, pizza, pie, etc

首先 区别在于起源和形成

中国的节日主要来源于季节和节气

与农业密切相关

西方国家的节日通常源于

宗教及其相关事件

因此都受到宗教特征的影响

二 是节日习俗的不同

中国人在庆祝节日时

往往更注重对祖先的敬重和传承

在庆祝节日时

西方人往往更注重寻求乐趣和娱乐

最后 不同之处在于节日饮食特点

中国传统节日饮食倾向于情绪化

注重色 香 味

特定的节日食品必须与

其他不同的节日食品区分开来

西方饮食趋于注重营养

如炸鸡 披萨 派等

Nowadays some youngsters tend to

put more emphasis on Western festivals

than on our traditional ones.

Although both kinds of festivals have

their unique value, we should try to find a balance

between them and keep our traditional culture

from being destroyed by the Western culture.

For one thing, it is necessary to carry on traditions

that symbolize our history and culture.

We cannot lose our identities For the other,

we need to make our lives more colorful and

accept a more comprehensive culture.

These festivals enable us to have much fun and

provide chances for us to get together.

In a word, we should view the popularity of

Western festivals correctly and celebrate

those festivals critically while protecting

our traditional festivals.

That’s all for this session.

Thank you for watching!

现在有一部分年轻人往往更重视

西方的节日而不是我们的传统节日

虽然这两种节日都有其独特的价值

但我们应该在两者之间

找到一种平衡

使我们的传统文化

不被西方文化所破坏

首先 有必要继承象征

我们历史和文化的传统

我们不能因为对方而失去我们的身份

我们需要使我们的生活更加丰富多彩

接受一个更全面的文化

这些节日使我们能够有很多乐趣

并提供机会让我们聚在一起

我们应该正确看待西方节日的流行

在保护传统节日的同时

批判地庆祝西方节日

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