春节与圣诞节的文化比较【开题报告+文献综述+毕业论文】.Doc

1、毕业论文开题报告英语春节与圣诞节的文化比较一、论文选题的背景、意义（所选课题的历史背景、国内外研究现状和发展趋势）据去年年底国内某研究机构调查，北京、上海、广州等14个城市的近90的受访青年表示会过圣诞节各大城市的商家开始为圣诞商机而忙活，相比之下，中国的传统那个节日春节却少了应有的热闹和生动，除了节日临近时疲惫拥挤的“回家之路”，就是千年不变的年夜饭，或者一家人围坐电视机前观看渐成鸡肋的春节联欢晚会，很多地方甚至连燃放爆竹鞭炮都成了一种奢侈。在这种反差之下，中国本土的春节仿佛成了中国人审美疲劳的“原配糟糠之妻”，而洋节圣诞却反客为主，成为惹火的“情人”。有些人提出春节是中国人习惯了的中文亲情

2、的时刻，讲的是团聚，而对于圣诞节，在中国很多地方已经变成了聚会的日子，放松一下，开心一下，乃至狂坏，乃至狂欢一下，都无伤大雅，且很受欢迎。现在中国的农历新年在国外火得很，不但海外的华人过新年，当地的外国人也凑热闹过得高高兴兴。国外一些大城市在中国农历新年甚至要在城市中心封上几条路，好让舞龙舞狮有足够的空间闹腾。世界的开放，中国人对过圣诞节也来凑凑热闹。这也是一种习俗交互，能丰富业余生活，我们不要老是抱着非此即彼的思维，仿佛圣诞钟声一响年三十晚上的鞭炮就会马上哑掉似的。据我所知，不仅春节的鞭炮不会停止，恰恰相反，中国人的春节鞭炮早已在欧美大地上放响了许多年了。但是，我们似乎没有听到哪个老外抱怨说

3、中国文化“入侵”他们了国内外的研究表明，现今发展趋势主要呈现了三种观点1、圣诞节要采取“拿来主义”的态度。现在都市生活压力大，休息时间少，多一个欢庆的里有没有什么不好，圣诞节可以交流情感、认识朋友，既热闹又文明还给商家创造赚钱机会，促进经济发展，一举两得。2、拒绝圣诞，保护传统文化节日。圣诞节是耶稣的生日，和中国没有什么关系，西方别有用心的人总想用宗教去改变中国的文化和政治，如果不提醒人们使用自己的文化人们更会崇洋媚外。西方民族民间文化大量传播到中国，吸引了年轻一代，这是种文化交流，无可非议但是若中国人因此丢掉自己的传统文化，则是一种悲哀。3、应该“融合”，过圣诞节和认同西方圣诞节文化是两回事

4、。中国文化的特性要求我们用博大的胸怀去融合不同的文化，将其改造，逐渐融合、吸收，不断形成新式的中华文明。中华文化的精髓贵在融合而不是替代。正是因为有了融合与吸收，中国才能保持其文化中心的地位。二、研究的基本内容与拟解决的主要问题中国和西方国家的文化存在着各个方面的差异，传统节日文化是其中重要的一项，而中西节日文化也有着各自不同的特点。节日文化博大精深，各国的节日风俗是约定俗成的，有着各自鲜明的民族特色和丰富多彩的表现形式。从中西文化比较的角度，分别从节日来源节日时间节日大餐节日礼物节日色彩节日禁忌庆祝方式庆祝活动等习俗方面对中国的春节与西方的圣诞节进行了详细的对比研究，较全面的论述了中西文化间

5、存在的文化差异，并分析了存在各种差异的原因。现今中国社会却呈现出了中国传统文化趋于淡化的现象，尤其体现在年轻一代。中国的春节，西方的圣诞节分别是中西方两个重要的节日，具有中西方文化的代表性，是探讨中西方节日文化习俗差异的典型。研究差异有助于更好地、较理性地借鉴和吸取外来文化的优秀成果，借鉴西方人的积极价值观，保护和弘扬中华名族的文化精髓。通过对中西方春节和圣诞节的对比研究，较详细的总结了中西方的差异，以及文化差异背后所体现的价值差异，并提出吸收和处理西方文化的方法。我们应该用理性的思维来思考，提倡“求同存异”，将两个节日理性对待。在圣诞节与春节融合的过程中也要保留其两者原有的特点，留有两个节日

6、各自的个性，不可极端排外，要提倡和谐。另外，中国的精英阶层要意识到自己对名族文化的责任，应该承担起这个责任，身体力行。共同努力把中国建设成一个和谐均富的社会，虽然说在经济水平上暂时赶不上西方但可以在社会和谐程度上超越西方，一个和谐社会必能曾强国人的认同感，同时自身的文化也逐渐被外来文化所接受所重视。还要摒除陋习破旧立新，让人们的生活中浪漫色彩更加浓一些，让人们的生活更轻松更自由，让人们不再为了过节而累而愁，让我们的传统节日变成人们享受快乐的载体。但是最重要的是，中华的底蕴，永远是我们的骄傲，历史的文化，应该是每个华人内心最深刻的。对于舶来品，要去其糟粕，取其精华，对自己的文化有足够的信心。三、

7、研究的方法和技术路线研究方法对比研究，着重从两个节日的来源习俗以及中西方人民的价值取向等文化差异上来进行比较；数据收集，通过去年年底国内某研究机构调查得知北京、上海、广州等14个城市的近90的受访青年表示会过圣诞节。技术路线通过借阅图书馆书本，以及网上搜索有关这个课题的资料，结合两者及自己的想法，拟定出该论文。四、论文详细工作进度和安排2010年9月20日10月24日确定论文题目2010年10月24日2010年12月20日指导老师下达任务书，学生提交开题报告，文献综述，2011年1月底前提交论文初稿2011年3月底前初稿、二稿的修改2011年4月底前三稿、四稿的修改2011年5月10日前定稿，

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