Every nation has its own folk festivals. Those festivals give people a chance to be away from their regular work and everyday worries to enjoy themselves and to develop kindship and friendship. The Spring Festival is the chief holiday in China while Christmas is the most important red letter day in the western world.
The Spring Festival and Christmas have much in common. Both are prepared beforehand to create a joyous atmosphere； both offer a family reunion with a square feast： and both satisfy the children with new clothes， lovely presents and delicious food. However， the Chinese Spring Festival has no religious background while Christmas has something to do with God and there is Santa Claus with white heard to bring children presents.
The westerners send each other Christmas cards for greetings while the Chinese people pay a call on each other.
Nowadays， some of the Chinese youth has begun to celebrate Christmas， following the example of the westerners. perhaps they do so just for fun and out of curiosity.
每个民族都有自己的传统节日。这些节日可以使人们远离他们的日常工作和日常烦恼的享受和发展同种交配和友谊。春节是中国主要的假期，圣诞节是西方国家最重要的节日。
春节和圣诞节有很多共同点。都是事先准备好的快乐的气氛；提供与家人团聚吃大餐：既满足孩子们的新衣服，可爱的礼物和美味的食物。然而，春节没有宗教背景，而圣诞节与神有关，有圣克劳斯与白听带给孩子的礼物。
西方人互送圣诞贺卡问候而中国人拜访对方。
现在，一些中国年轻人已经开始庆祝圣诞节，遵循西方人的。也许他们这样做只是为了好玩和好奇。