Compare and Contrast Celebrating Christmas in 18th Century England and China Today
Yvonne 周阳
5100309274
Dec 17, 2012
Final Essay
differences similarities differences
a big festival in a year
spend with lovers and close friends family reunion
for Christmas dinner eat roast turkey, plum pudding
not put gifts in stockings
Parents put gifts for children in stockings
18th Century England
China Today
send Christmas cards to each other
Christmas trees only in shopping malls
Family decorate its own Christmas tree
decorate houses with holly, ivy and mistletoe
Christmas songs, i.e. Jingo Bells stick the picture of Santa Claus on the door
Compare and Contrast Celebrating Christmas in 18th Century England and China Today
Since Christmas is coming, I go to the Internet and find that there are several similarities concerning Christmas celebration in 18th Century England and China Today. Though in different ages and different places, Christmas is a big festival in a year under both circumstances. For Christmas dinner, today Chinese people eat roast turkey, plum pudding and the like as Englanders in 18th Century did. The first Christmas card was designed in 1833. Though before the introduction of the penny post in 1840 it would not have been feasible for ordinary people to send cards because of the cost of postage, by the 1860s Christmas cards were very popular in England. Nowadays in China, sending cards to each other still prevails among young people. Besides, Christmas songs like Jingo Bells can be heard here and there in both China today and 18th Century England.
At the same time, there are also many differences under the two conditions. First of all, Christmas is a special day for family reunion in Europe while at present we spend the day with lovers and close friends in China. Giving gifts is a long-existing tradition at Christmas but it was not until the early 19th century for stockings to be filled with presents in parts of England. Now, most Chinese parents place what their children long for in stockings
5100309274
Dec 17, 2012
Final Essay
differences similarities differences
a big festival in a year
spend with lovers and close friends family reunion
for Christmas dinner eat roast turkey, plum pudding
not put gifts in stockings
Parents put gifts for children in stockings
18th Century England
China Today
send Christmas cards to each other
Christmas trees only in shopping malls
Family decorate its own Christmas tree
decorate houses with holly, ivy and mistletoe
Christmas songs, i.e. Jingo Bells stick the picture of Santa Claus on the door
Compare and Contrast Celebrating Christmas in 18th Century England and China Today
Since Christmas is coming, I go to the Internet and find that there are several similarities concerning Christmas celebration in 18th Century England and China Today. Though in different ages and different places, Christmas is a big festival in a year under both circumstances. For Christmas dinner, today Chinese people eat roast turkey, plum pudding and the like as Englanders in 18th Century did. The first Christmas card was designed in 1833. Though before the introduction of the penny post in 1840 it would not have been feasible for ordinary people to send cards because of the cost of postage, by the 1860s Christmas cards were very popular in England. Nowadays in China, sending cards to each other still prevails among young people. Besides, Christmas songs like Jingo Bells can be heard here and there in both China today and 18th Century England.
At the same time, there are also many differences under the two conditions. First of all, Christmas is a special day for family reunion in Europe while at present we spend the day with lovers and close friends in China. Giving gifts is a long-existing tradition at Christmas but it was not until the early 19th century for stockings to be filled with presents in parts of England. Now, most Chinese parents place what their children long for in stockings