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Why do we make it a holiday and a festival?

Religious Origin

By Sophie Hsieh

Taiwan Shang Yuan Festival The 15th day of the first lunar month Matsu Sheng

The 23rd day of the third lunar month Chung Yuan Festival The 15th day of the seven lunar month

America Easter

Easter must be celebrated on a Sunday between the dates of March 22 and April 25.

Halloween October 31

ThanksgivingThe 4th Thursday of November

ChristmasDecember 25

Why do we make it a holiday and a festival -- Taiwan

Shang Yuan Festival or Yuan Shui Festival

The 15th day of the first lunar month

Lantern Festival Second New Year in lunar

Why do we make it a holiday and a festival -- Taiwan

Origin: Celebration: Eating tang yuan, Hang

ing lantern, Lantern Riddle Yuan-shui Fireworks Display in Taina

n Taipei Ping –His sky lantern,

The 23rd day of the third lunar month The birthday of Matsu Matsu is the most widely worshipped deity in Ta

iwan Origin: The story of Lin Mo-Niang Celebration: Apart from “Matsu Sheng,” Matsu worship activities are

offering incense at temples and “Welcoming Matsu”

MatsuShen

Chung Yuan Festival

The 15th day of the seven lunar month Religious: Taoism Ghost Festival Origin: The Chinese believe that the

dead become ghosts roaming between heaven and earth.

Chung Yuan Festival

Celebration: Families offer sacrifices of the newly harvested grain to departed ancestors on this day.

As a time when the “Good Brethren” ghosts from the underworld come back to earth to feast on the victuals offered

Ullambana Reiligious: Buddhist Ullambana Festival: Sanskirt word The meaning is “ deliverance from suff

ering” Refers to the salvation of anguished soul

s in hell. Origin: The story of Mulien saving hi

s mother from hades. Celebration: a ritual Buddhish feast

and chants the sutras

Why do we make a holiday and a festival--America

Easter must be celebrated on a Sunday between the dates of March 22 and April 25.

Easter is a time of springtime festivals. The celebrations of Easter have many

customs and legends.

Origin: Before the second-century After the second-centuryThe Christian observance is related to the Resurrection of Christ.Eastre → EasterSymbols: The cross ； The Easter Bunny ； The Easter Egg

Halloween October 31 One of the world’s

oldest holiday. ”Halloween” comes

from a contracted corruption of all Hallows Eve.

Origin: The story of Halloween

Symbols: Jack-lantern； Black evil witch； Trick-or-Treat

Thanksgiving

The 4th Thursday of November The most truly American of the national holidays in

USA The most closely connected with the earliest history of

the country. Origin: In 1620, Pilgrim, May Flower In 1863, It was proclaimed by president

Lincoln. In 1941, finally sanctioned by congress as a legal holiday. Celebrations: Big family dinner； the best and most Attractive : Roast turkey and pumpkin pie

•December 25•The name Christmas is short for “Christ’s Mass”•The biggest and best-loved holiday in the USA.•Origin: The birth of Jesus story.•Celebrations and Symbols: Exchange gifts; sending Christmas card; decorating the Christmas tree; singing the Christmas carols; hanging the Christmas’ stock; waiting the saint Claus’ coming.

Christmas

The comparisonSimilarity Taiwan America

Birthday Sang Yuan Festival MatsuShe

nChristmas

Decoration Shang Yuan Halloween

Ghost Chung Yuan Festival

Halloween

Special food ShangYuanFestival

Thanksgiving