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西方节日对中国文化的影响@#@TheInfluenceofWesternFestivalsinRespectofChineseCulture@#@1Introduction@#@Everycountryhasitsownfestivals.Whenafestivalcomes，allofthecountrymenwillcelebrateitinatraditionalway.Withthedevelopmentoftheworld,manycountriesdonotonlycelebrateitsownfestivalsbutalsoforeignfestivals.ThephenomenonisespeciallypopularinChina.@#@Withtheinfluenceofwesterncultures,moreandmoreChinesepeopleprefertocelebratewesternholidaysratherthantraditionalones.WhenChristmasorValentineDaycomes,youngstersfloodintobars,restaurants,anddepartmentstorestocelebratethesefestivalswhichtheirancestorsknowlittleabout.Everythinghastwopoints.Thisphenomenonreflectsbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Maybeourtraditionalholidaysaremoreboringthanthosewesternholidays,somoreandmorepeopledon'@#@tliketocelebratethem.Foraninstance,nowadaysSpringFestivalisquitedifferentfromourparents’generation.Andsaysomegoodpointsofit，First,obviouslyitcanbringbigincomeofeconomytoourcountry,itcanmakesomepeoplebecomericher,likebusinessmen.Second,ourliveswillbecomemoremeaningful,wegetmorechancestogettogetherwithourparentsandfriends. @#@@#@Inmyopinion,thepopularityofwesternfestivalsincludestwoaspects.Firstofall,itreflectsthatChinesepeople’sattitudetowardscountrieshaschanged.Webecomemoreopen,andwearemorewillingtoacceptforeignsomethingdifferent.Italsoreflectsthatwesternculturehasmoreeffectsonusthaneverbefore.Nowadays,peopleinChinaareincreasinglyinterestedincelebratingforeignfestivals,especiallythosewesternfestivals.ThereasonwhyIchoosethistopicisthatthecomingChristmasandthewholeholidayphenomenonmakemewonderthefactorsthatcontributingtothiscraze.@#@2AnalyzingtheStatusoftheWesternFestivalsinChina@#@Somecriticsarearguingthatpeoplearelosingtheirtraditionalvaluesandtherespectofhistoricalheritage.Theyinsistthatthepopularityofforeignfestivalsshouldwarnsociologistsandeducatorsnationwide.However,Idonotcompletelyagreewiththem.ForeignfestivalsinChinatodayarecelebratedforfunfortheygivepeopleopportunitiestorelax.Allofushavebeenfamiliarwithfestivalseversinceourchildhood.Thereareallkindsoffestivals,fromconventionalonessuchasspringfestivals,Mid-autumnDaytonationalholidaysliketheLaborDay.Thesedays,moreandmorepeopleareturningintocelebratingforeignfestivals------SanValentine’sDay,Christmas.However,somepeoplewonderwhetheritisnecessarytocelebrateourtraditionalfestivals.SoIthinkitisessentialtofindsomethingexclusivelyreasonabletoexplainthestrangephenomenonathand.@#@Iwouldliketobeginthispartwithasurveyconductedrecentlyby.InitthehostsasksurfersabouttheirattitudestowardChristmas.Amongthe18222,63.9%saidcelebratingChristmasisjustanotherwayofrecreation,nothingseriouswhile17.85%surferstermedthefestivalasafashionact,showingtheywerenot“out”.Thesetwopartsclearlyindicatethegeneralopinionoftheyoung.Only7.8%ofpeopledefineChristmasasakindoffestivalcolonization.ThephenomenonofcelebratingforeignfestivalsplaysanimportantrolewiththeadvancementofChineseeconomy.Whenamajorfestivalarrives,thebusinessaretryingeverymeanstoboosttheatmosphere,thusfindingopportunitytoattracteverypossiblecustomers.Theatmosphererosebythebusinessmenhowever,stimulatethepublicandraisetheirdesiretocelebratetheforeignfestivals.Theygivepeoplecertainassumptionthatitisdefinitelynecessarytobepartofthecelebration.Duringthemiddleofthe90’s,highschoolandcollegestudentsinbigcitiesarelimitedtocelebrateChristmasandotherforeignfestivals.TheseyoungpeoplestudiedEnglishinclass,hadtheirownEnglishnamesandpossessedunderstandingofthewesternculture.TheyusuallygotoMcDonald’sandKFC,drankcoke,watchedHollywoodfilmswhiletheyknewlittleabouttraditionsofMid-autumnDay---theyevencomplainedthatthemooncaketastedawfulandshouldbedeserted!

@#@ButtheydidrememberChristmas,SanValentine’sDayandAprilfool’sDay@#@Thenthecampusculturespreadtheso-called“middleclass”.Celebratingforeignfestivalsseemstobeafashionandatrademarkofthewealthierclass.Fromthispointofview,westernfestivalsbegintoshowtheirstronginfluenceonpeople’svaluesandthoughts.Thecombinationoftheacceptanceofwesterncultureandthedesireofwesternworldhappenedlongbeforethebusinessworldentersthisfield.@#@3AnalysesofCauses @#@of @#@the @#@Popularity @#@@#@WhyarewesternfestivalssopopularinChina?

@#@Ithinktherearemanyreasons.ThemostimportantreasonisthattheculturalcommunicationbetweenChinaandforeigncountriesismoreandmoref