Most of people show preference of enjoying festival. This article will show out a comparison about holiday between Vietnamese and American. Start with similarities, both countries share some common celebration such as valentine day, Christmas day… activities on these time literally the same. For example, the former, people usually giving flowers or chocolates and the latter, people tend to decorate pine tree, enjoy moment with family and friends. The next point are differences, It is easy to see that the Lunar New Year and International New Year happen on different dates. While the first day of Western New Year is the 1st of Jan for every year in International time. The 1st of Jan of Lunar New Year is a different day in the International time each year, as it follows the Lunar Calendar which may be different each year and quite complicated to calculate. Moreover, In Western countries, normally, people will party on New Year Eve and spend time traveling or relaxing before coming back to work. Lunar New Year in Vietnam is the time for returning home, enjoy an entire long holiday for visiting relatives and old friends, going to temples and pagodas then wishing for a healthy, wealthy, and lucky new year. In conclusion, the differences between cultures bring out the uniqueness of each.
Most of
people
show
preference of enjoying festival. This article will
show
out a comparison about holiday between Vietnamese and American.
Start
with similarities, both countries share
some
common celebration such as valentine day, Christmas day… activities on these
time
literally
the same.
For example
, the former,
people
usually
giving flowers or chocolates and the latter,
people
tend to decorate pine tree, enjoy moment with family and friends. The
next
point are differences, It is easy to
see
that the Lunar
New
Year
and International
New
Year
happen
on
different
dates. While the
first
day of Western
New
Year
is the 1st of Jan for every
year
in International
time
. The 1st of Jan of Lunar
New
Year
is a
different
day in the International
time
each
year
, as it follows the Lunar Calendar which may be
different
each
year
and quite complicated to calculate.
Moreover
, In Western countries,
normally
,
people
will party on
New
Year
Eve and spend
time
traveling or relaxing
before
coming back to work. Lunar
New
Year
in Vietnam is the
time
for returning home, enjoy an entire long holiday for visiting relatives and
old
friends, going to temples and pagodas then wishing for a healthy, wealthy, and lucky
new
year
.
In conclusion
, the differences between cultures bring out the uniqueness of each.