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1、SecondEnglishpapersEachnationhasitsowncharacteristicfestivalsthatreflectthecultureofitself.InChina,asourcountryandwesterncountriesbecomeincreasinglycloser,moreandmorechineseacceptwesternculture.However,somewesternfestivalssometimesevenmorepopularthantraditionalfestivals,foreigncultural’si
2、nfluenceshouldnotbeunderestimated.ThemainThemaingroupofcelebratingwesternfestivalsisyouthgroupwhichtakesstudentsasthemainforce.PeoplecelebratefestivalssuchasValentine'sday,mother'sday,ThanksgivingDayandChristmasDay.Infact,becauseoftheChinesewayofthinking,westernholidaysinChinaisjustpopula
3、rforChristmasandValentine'sday,notallwesternholidaysattractpeople'sattention.AccordingtoasurveyofCentralChinaNormalUniversity,manycollegestudentsknowtheexistenceofwesternfestivals,butlittleofthemknowabouttheirculturalconnotations.InadditiontoChristmas,respondentswhoknowotherwesternfestiva
4、ls’meaningarelessthan10%.Referringtothewaytocelebrating,inGeneral,duringtheFestival,peoplesendgiftssuchasflowersandgreetingcards.Theysingwithfriends,andblessorsendmessagestoeachother;lotsofpeoplearegoingtorelaxduringthefestival:shopping,invitingfriendstorestaurants,dancing,andsoon.Onthewh
5、ole,Chinesecelebratewesternholidayswiththefollowingfourcharacteristics:universality,particularity,blindfaithandapassionforconsumptionAsthesayinggoes,1000readershave1000Hamletsinmind.peoplehavedifferentviewsonwhetherChineseshouldcelebratewesternholidays.SomepeoplewhoarekeenonWesternfestiva
6、ls,arguedthatChina'straditionalfestivalsaretoorigidandtherearemanyfestivalswithfeudalthinking.Onthecontrary,westernfestivalswhichareexcitingadvocatetheflamboyantandreflectfreedom.Inaddition,westernholidaysmakepeoplewho’reunderheavysocialpressurehaveachancetorelax.Atthesametime,someexperts
7、believethatthecelebrationofWesternholidaysareaninevitabletrendofculturalexchanges.HuangKemin,aSociologistbelievesthatcelebratingwesternholidaysisaformofculturalcommunication.Insomecases,it’llfillvacanciesinChineseculture.SomestudentsbelievethatcelebratingWesternfest
