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Every nation has its own folk festivals. Those festivals give people a chance to be away from their regular work and everyday worries to enjoy happiness and to develop kinship and friendship. The Spring Festival is the chief holiday in China while Christmas is the most important red-letter day in the western world.
The Spring Festival and Christmas have much in common. Both are prepared beforehand to create a joyous atmosphere; both offer a family reunion with a square feast; and both satisfy the children with new clothes, lovely presents and delicious food. However, the Chinese Spring festival has no religious ackground while Christmas has something to do with God and there is Santa Claus with white beard to bring children presents. The westerners send each other Christmas cards for greetings while the Chinese people pay a call on each other.
Nowadays, some of the Chinese youth has begun to celebrate Christmas, following the example of the westerners. Perhaps they do so just for fun and out of curiosity.
中国的春节与西方的圣诞节
每个国家有它自己的节日，那些节日就是给人们机会离开工作岗位，可以每天享有发展亲戚关系和友谊的愉快时光。圣诞节是西方最重要的喜庆日子，春节是中国主要的假期。
春节和圣诞节有很多共同点。两个节日都会营造快乐的气氛；都会摆上宴席提供家庭聚会；并且都会穿上新衣服，可爱的礼物和美味的食品可以满足那些孩子的要求。不过，众所周知，中国春节没有宗教，圣诞节与上帝有些关系，而且那天还有白色胡子的圣诞老人带给孩子的礼物。
当中国人民在彼此拜访时，那些西方人彼此问候就会寄上一些圣诞节的卡片。现在，一些中国年青人已经开始庆祝圣诞节，以那些西方人为榜样。或许他们如此仅仅是开玩笑，出于好奇。
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