The world of culture is rich and colorful, so is the description of culture. This is not only because countries and nations have different characteristics, but also their cultures have their own characteristics; It is also because if you choose to observe the same cultural phenomenon from different perspectives, you will see different contents and draw different conclusions. This paper will look at the differences and blending of Chinese and western cultures from traditional festivals.

Where people live, there are their own customs and habits, no exception at home and abroad. Festival activities are the concentrated expression and important part of this custom. "Festivals refer to the days in a year that are endowed with special social and cultural significance and interspersed in daily life. They are a concentrated display of people's colorful lives and a summary and extension of politics, economy, culture and religion in various regions, ethnic groups and countries. " [1] (p 9) China is a big civilized country with a vast territory, numerous nationalities and numerous festivals in history. The main traditional festivals in China are: Tomb-Sweeping Day, Lantern Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, China Valentine's Day, Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese Valentine's Day. Most of these festivals belong to national festivals. Besides the Han nationality, more than 20 ethnic minorities also celebrate these festivals. These national traditional festivals are obviously representative in contemporary China society. The main traditional festivals in western countries represented by Britain, France, Italy and the United States are: Christmas, New Year, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, Easter and Carnival.

Language is the carrier of culture, and vocabulary as the carrier of culture plays an important role in language. Different social backgrounds and different national cultures have great influence on the meaning of words. Animals are friends of human beings, and there are many words for animals in all languages, including English and Chinese. With the progress of human society, many animals have become human friends and serve human beings, and many animals have also become human pets. It can be seen that animals have become a part of people's lives. Animal vocabulary has gradually formed a specific meaning, that is, people associate some of their emotions, even events and natural phenomena with animals, and think that animals can express different people's personalities or express certain symbols. Many animals have formed some kind of symbol in people's thinking and embodied it in language. However, due to different history and culture, different outlook on life and different cultural aesthetics.