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中西节日差异英文
篇一：中西方传统节日对比英语作文
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eachnationhasitsowncharacteristicfestivalsthat
reflectthecultureofitself.Inchina,asourcountryand
westerncountriesbecomeincreasinglycloser,moreandmor echineseacceptwesternculture.
however,somewesternfestivalssometimesevenmorepopula rthantraditionalfestivals,foreigncultural’sinfluenceshouldnotbeunderestimated.ThemainThemaing roupofcelebratingwesternfestivalsisyouthgroupwhicht akesstudentsasthemainforce.peoplecelebratefestivals
suchasValentinesday,mothersday,ThanksgivingDayandch ristmasDay.Infact,becauseofthechinesewayofthinking, westernholidaysinchinaisjustpopularforchristmasandV alentinesday,notallwesternholidaysattractpeoplesatt ention.Accordingtoasurveyofcentralchinanormaluniver sity,manycollegestudentsknowtheexistenceofwesternfe stivals,butlittleofthemknowabouttheirculturalconnot ations.Inadditiontochristmas,respondentswhoknowothe rwesternfestivals’
meaningarelessthan10%.Referringtothewaytocelebratin g,ingeneral,duringtheFestival,peoplesendgiftssuchas flowersandgreetingcards.Theysingwithfriends,and
blessorsendmessagestoeachother;lotsofpeoplearegoing torelaxduringthefestival:shopping,invitingfriendsto restaurants,dancing,andsoon.onthewhole,chineseceleb ratewesternholidayswiththefollowing
faithfourandacharacteristics:passionforuniversality ,particularity,blind
consumption
Asthesayinggoes,1000readershave1000hamletsinmind.pe oplehavedifferentviewsonwhetherchineseshouldcelebra tewesternholidays.somepeoplewhoarekeenonwesternfest ivals,arguedthatchinastraditionalfestivalsaretoorig idandtherearemanyfestivalswithfeudalthinking.onthec ontrary,westernfestivalswhich
flamboyantandreflectareexcitingadvocateInthefreedom .addition,westernholidaysmakepeoplewho’reunderheavysocialpressurehaveachancetorelax.Atthes ametime,someexpertsbelievethatthecelebrationofweste rnholidaysareaninevitabletrendofculturalexchanges.h uangKemin,asociologistbelievesthatcelebratingwester nholidaysisaformofculturalcommunication.Insomecases ,it’
llfillvacanciesinchineseculture.somestudentsbelieve thatcelebratingwesternfestivalscanenhancethefriends hipofclassmatesandmaketheclassesmoresolidarity.Duri nga
festival,mostofthesupermarketsandrestaurantsprovide promotionsthatbenefitconsumers,thesefestivalsalsoha
sacatalyticroletoeconomicdevelopment.
opponentsbelievethatchinahasitsownhistoryandlocalcu ltureforthousandsofyears,thewesternFestivaldon’tsuitchinasneedsforculturaldevelopment.Also,duetobl indworship,peopleoftenlosttraditionalculture.celebr atingwesternholidayswillshakethetraditionalculture’sstatusinthemindsofnationalsandendangertheinheritan ceanddevelopmentoftraditionalculture.Forexample,man yyoungpeoplecelebrateValentinesday,buttheydontknowc hineseLovers’
sDay.Inaddition,owingtotheculturalinvasion,manycoun triesarewaryofforeignholidays.Toguaranteechinesecul tural’sindependence,westernholidayscann’tbeallowedtodevelopfreely.Atthesametime,manypeoplec elebratewesternfestivalsforfollowingthefashion.Thee ffectofculturalexchangesisn’
tobvious.Inaddition,theblindpursuitofconsumptionand enjoymentcausesmoneyworship,hedonismandotherbadidea s.
Justmypersonalopinion,weshouldcelebratewesternholid
