Origin
• Qixi originated from the worship of nature at first. →the worship to the stars • Qixi also came from the ancient people's worship of time. "Seven" and "Ji" are homophonic(谐音的) and "seven seven" has a meaning of double luck.It is a lucky day.
天主教教堂都会先在 12月24日的耶诞夜，亦即12月25日凌 晨举行子夜弥撒，而一些基督教会则会举行报佳音，然后 在12月 25 日庆祝圣诞节；而基督教的另一大分支 ——东正 教的圣诞节庆祝则在每年的1月7日.)
Christmas Custom in America
Santa’s origin
Once there was an old man named Nicholas. He always help poor families. One time he help three poor children, and sent their three bags of gold to escape the misfortune of being sold. When Nicholas secretly put one bag to one woman, the bag was thrown to a window into the walls of the king in a stocking. Therefore, in order to commemorate him, people will put the gifts in the socks and ask for candy house to house. Nowadays , Santa will secretly climb into chimney to give gifts in the socks which in the head of the bed.
表用银河里的圣水净发，必可获得织女神的护佑。还流行用脸盆接 露水的习俗。传说七夕节时的露水是牛郎织女相会时的眼泪，如抹 → 在眼上和手上，可使人眼明手快。
拜织女
“拜织女”纯是少女、少妇们的事。她们大都是预先和自己朋友或邻里 们约好五六人，多至十来人，联合举办。举行的仪式，是于月光下摆一张桌 子，桌子上置茶、酒、水果、五子（桂圆、红枣、榛子、花生，瓜子）等祭 品；又有鲜花几朵，束红纸，插瓶子里，花前置一个小香炉。那么，约好参 加拜织女的少妇、少女们，斋戒一天，沐浴停当，准时都到主办的家里来， 于案前焚香礼拜后，大家一起围坐在桌前，一面吃花生，瓜子，一面朝着织 女星座，默念自己的心事。如少女们希望长得漂亮或嫁个如意郎、少妇们希 望早生贵子等，都可以向织女星默祷。玩到半夜始散。
Differences between Chinese and American Festival Culture
制作：
China ↔ America
1.
Spring Festival ↔ Christmas Day
2. Double Seventh Festival ↔ Valentine’s Day 3. Chinese Ghost Festival ↔ Halloween
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• The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together just like Chrismas in the west. New Year is the time of harvest.People attach great importance to Spring Festival Eve.At that time, all family members eat dinner together.The meal is more luxurious than usual.
Christmas Card and Christmas Dinner
As Chinese New Year, Americans will have a big feast on Christmas. The whole family gather around the tree, and enjoy the holiday meal. The custom Eat Turkey dinner began in 1620.
2.
Double Seventh Festival ↔ Valentine’ Day
OtherO Names
Other Names
Other Names
乞巧节 七巧节 七姐诞 星期 女节 兰夜 小儿节 穿针节 巧夕 双七
The festival originated from the romantic legend of two lovers,the Weaver Maid and the Cowherd牛郎. The tale of The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd has been celebrated in the Qixi Festival since the Han Dynasty. The earliestknown reference to this famous myth dates back to over 2600 years ago, which was told in a poem from the Classic of Poetry.
Christmas tree
The origin of the Christmas tree in west is: a good farmer, on Christmas day, warmly hosted a homeless child, when the child was leaving, he fold a branch in the ground, and the branch become a tree. The boy pointed at the tree and said today in every year, gifts would appear in the tree to repay your hospitality. So, now the Christmas tree always hung many small gifts.
Custom of the Festival
穿针乞巧
喜蛛应巧
这也是较早的一种乞巧方式，其俗稍晚于穿针乞巧， 大致起于南北朝之时。即看盒中蜘蛛的结网疏密，历 代验巧之法不同，南北朝视网之有无、唐视网之稀密， 宋视网之圆正，后世多遵唐俗。 这是最早的乞巧方式，始于汉，流于后世。
种生求子 为牛庆生 投针验巧 染指甲（中国西南一带） 晒书晒衣 妇女洗发（在湖南、江浙一带都有此记载）女性在这天沐发，代
闽南和台湾的七夕节又是“七娘妈”的诞辰日。民间十分盛行崇拜七娘妈这一被奉为保护孩子平安和健康的偶像
Valentine’s Day
Valentine ’s Day
Origin
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Saint Valentine
俗传七月七日是魁星的生日。魁星文事，想求取功名的读书人特别崇敬魁星，所以一定在七夕这天祭拜，祈求他保佑自己考运亨通。
Christmas Day
1.The Origin of the Christmas 2.Christmas Customs in America 3.Santa’s Origin 4.Christmas Tree 5.Christmas Card and Christmas Die Christmas
1.
Spring Festival ↔ Christmas
Spring Festival
The Spring festival , also called "the Chinese New Year",has been the most significant and celebrated holiday of the year for the Chinese nationality.According to the traditional custom,the Spring Festival lasts form the 23rd day of 12th lunar month to the 15th day of 1st lunar month ,and the climax should be the New Year Eve and the first day of lunar month.
拜魁星
俗传七月七日是魁星的生日。魁星文事，想求取功名的读书人特别 崇敬魁星，所以一定在七夕这天祭拜，祈求他保佑自己考运亨通。
吃巧果
• 七夕的应节食品，以 巧果最为出名。巧果 又名“乞巧果子”， 款式极多。
拜“七娘妈”
闽南和台湾的七夕节又是“七娘妈”的诞辰日。 民间十分盛行崇拜七娘妈这一被奉为保护孩子平安 和健康的偶像。闽南、台湾民间七夕虽不很重乞巧， 但很看重保健食俗。每到七夕之际，几乎家家户户 要买来中药使君子和石榴。
• The word “Christmas” is a combination of the words “Christ” and “Mass“(弥撒). Christmas is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25th that marks and honors the birth of Jesus.