从两个节日看中西方的迷信思想

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Abstract

       Superstitious thoughts are always in people’s life in spite of scientific and technological advancement. Hungry Ghost Festival in China and Halloween in the western countries are two religious festivals which are observed every year. They reveal people’s idea about the ghosts and spirits after death. They also include doctrines which imprison people’s minds and thoughts. Therefore, people show different religious briefs. This thesis mainly talks about the origin and celebrations of the two festivals, and sums up the kinds of superstitions in China and some western countries, and analyze the influence of superstitions, three religious ideas about death and spirits from Buddhism, Taoism, Christian. The author thinks that people should promote scientific views and remove superstitions.

Key Words

Halloween; Hungry Ghost Festival; superstitions; religions

摘  　要

      尽管科学技术正在进步，但是迷信思想始终存在于人们的生活当中。中国鬼节和西方万圣节是每年都会庆祝的两大宗教节日。它们体现了人们对身死亡后的鬼魂态度，同时也蕴涵了禁锢人们思想活动的教条。因而形成了不同的宗教信仰。本文档主要介绍了这两个节日的起源和庆祝方式，归纳了在中西方国家里存在的各种迷信思想，还分析了迷信思想给人们带来的影响和佛教、道教、基督教这三种宗教对死亡和灵魂的观点及信仰。作者认为人们应该破除迷信、解放思想。

关键词

万圣节；鬼节；迷信；宗教

Contents
Abstract..........................................................................I
Key Words ........................................................................I
摘　要 .......................................................................... Ⅱ
关键词 .......................................................................... Ⅱ
Introduction .....................................................................1
I. Halloween and Hungry Ghost Festival............................................2
  A The Origin and Present Celebration of Halloween. .............................2
  B. The Origin and Present Celebration of Hungry Ghost Festival .................3
II. Superstitious Thoughts of People..............................................5
  A. Some Common Superstitions around the World.................................. 5
  B. Superstition in Western Countries ...........................................6
  C. Superstition in China....................................................... 7
   1. “Feng Shui”.............................................................. 7
   2. “Ren Qi” .................................................................8
   3. Temples ................................................................... 8
   4. Other Superstitions........................................................ 9
  D. Influence of Superstition................................................... 9
III. Religious Ideas ............................................................ 11
  A. The Views of Christianity about Death and Spirits........................... 11
  B. The Views of Buddhism and Taoism about Ghost and God ........................12
IV. Promoting Scientific Views and Removing Superstitions ........................13
Conclusion .......................................................................15
Acknowledgements..................................................................16
Bibliography .....................................................................17

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