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DosetheProsperityofForeignFestivalsIndicateCollectiveCulturalUnconsciousness?
@#@@#@Recently,someresearchersreleasedajointreport.TheirpapersaysthatinChina,Christmasandotherwesternholidaysarebecomingmoreandmorepopular.Forinstance,NewYearseemstobemoreimportantthan@#@SpringFestivalandmoreyoungpeoplechoosetocelebrateValentine’sDaythanQIXI.July7thbythelunarcalendar(ChineseValentine’sDay).AllthesephenomenaindicatetherapidprosperityofforeignfestivalsinChinaandresearchersclaimthattheyworrythatitwillleadtocollectiveculturalunconsciousnessamongChinesepeople.Doestheprosperityofforeignfestivalindicatethatwehavelostourownculturaloriginandshallwedriveforeignfestivaloutofourlives?
@#@Myanswerisnegativeifwecantreatthoseforeignfestivalsproperly.@#@Everyfestivalhasitshistoricalandculturalorigin.Duringitsevolution,itiscertaintobringitsculturalmarkwithit.Ifpeoplelikeit,itmeansthisfestivalcansatisfypeople’sneedsandisworthcelebrating.OurtraditionalfestivalDragonBoatFestivalcanbetakenasagoodexample.Itwasnotanationalfestivalatfirst.TheChucelebrateditinmemoryofQuYuan,thegreatpatriotandhassuchafestivaltoremindusofpatriotism.Inotherwords,theimportanceofacertainfestivalcomesfromitshistoricalandculturalorigin.Andthefestivalcanmeetpeople’sneeds.Ifforeignfestivals,suchasChristmasandValentine’sDayarebeneficial,peoplehaveeveryreasontocelebratethem.@#@Weliveinanerawhencommunicationisdevelopingthemostquicklyiteverhas.Theworldisdescribedasaglobaltown.Internationalcommunicationwillnaturallyleadtoculturalmixture.Welearntheadvantagesofwesternworld;@#@meanwhilethewesterncountriesalsotrytolearntheessenceofourculture.Inthiscross-cultureprocess,culturalmixtureisinevitable.WecelebrateChristmas,Easter,Valentine’sDayandotherforeignfestivals;@#@likewise,westernersalsocelebrateourtraditionalfestivals.In2006,peopleinLondoncelebratedSpringFestivalceremoniouslyandthemayorofLondonevenputaslogan“HappyChineseNewYear”beforethecityhall.Celebratingforeignfestivalsisakindofcross-culturalcommunication.Ifforeignerscanacceptourtraditionalfestivalstheycan’tweaccepttheirs?
@#@@#@Nowadays,peopleareundergreatpressurefrommanydifferentareas.Foreignfestivalsofferanopportunityforpeopletorelax.Lifeinmodernsocietyisbecomingfasterandfaster.Undergreatpressure,peopleareeagertofindopportunitiestogathertogether,topartyortoentertainthemselvesinotherforms.Theprosperityofforeignfestivalsgivespeopleanexcusetodoso.Eventhoughwearenotreligiousandwelackrelatedknowledgeaboutthefestivals,wecanstillenjoyforeignfestivals.Afterall,apartfromthedeepsignificanceofcross-culturecommunication,foreignfestivalsmeanhappyandrelaxinghoursformodernpeople.Furthermore,someforeignfestivalsalsohelptofillthegapleftbyourtraditionalfestivals.Forinstance,inChinaweonlyhaveChongyangtoshowourrespecttoolderpeople.Butwedonothavemother’sdayorfather’sday.Borrowingfromthewesternworld,wehaveachancetoappreciateourmothersandfathers.@#@ThoughforeignfestivalsareindeedbecomingmoreandmorepopularinChina,personally,Idonotthinkforeignfestivalscanreplacetheimportanceofourtraditionalonesinourhearts.SpringFestivalisstillthelongestholidayweenjoyinChina;@#@theMid-autumnFestivalisstillthebiggestdayforfamilyreunions.PeoplewillneverforgettocelebrateDragonBoatFestivalonMay5thbylunarcalendar.@#@Theprosperityofforeignfestivalsdoesnotmeanwewillthrowoursaway.Nordoesitmeanweadmireforeignculturesblindlyandforgettheessenceofours.Foreignfestivalsarecomplementarytoourlifebuttheywillneverreplaceourtraditionalones.Keepingthisprincipleinmind,foreignfestivalwilladdinteresttoourlife.@#@Source《英语口语技能实训》@#@12130300420丁雪莹@#@