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SecondEnglishpapersEachnationhasitsowncharacteristicfestivalsthatreflectthecultureofitself.InChina,asourcountryandwesterncountriesbecomeincreasinglycloser,moreandmorechineseacceptwesternculture.However,somewesternfestivalssometimesevenmorepopularthantraditionalfestivals,foreigncultural’sinfluenceshouldnotbeunderestimated.ThemainThemaingroupofcelebratingwesternfestivalsisyouthgroupwhichtakesstudentsasthemainforce.PeoplecelebratefestivalssuchasValentine'sday,mother'sday,ThanksgivingDayandChristmasDay.Infact,becauseoftheChinesewayofthinking,westernholidaysinChinaisjustpopularforChristmasandValentine'sday,notallwesternholidaysattractpeople'sattention.AccordingtoasurveyofCentralChinaNormalUniversity,manycollegestudentsknowtheexistenceofwesternfestivals,butlittleofthemknowabouttheirculturalconnotations.InadditiontoChristmas,respondentswhoknowotherwesternfestivals’meaningarelessthan10%.Referringtothewaytocelebrating,inGeneral,duringtheFestival,peoplesendgiftssuchasflowersandgreetingcards.Theysingwithfriends,andblessorsendmessagestoeachother;lotsofpeoplearegoingtorelaxduringthefestival:shopping,invitingfriendstorestaurants,dancing,andsoon.Onthewhole,Chinesecelebratewesternholidayswiththefollowingfourcharacteristics:universality,particularity,blindfaithandapassionforconsumptionAsthesayinggoes,1000readershave1000Hamletsinmind.peoplehavedifferentviewsonwhetherChineseshouldcelebratewesternholidays.SomepeoplewhoarekeenonWesternfestivals,arguedthatChina'straditionalfestivalsaretoorigidandtherearemanyfestivalswithfeudalthinking.Onthecontrary,westernfestivalswhichareexcitingadvocatetheflamboyantandreflectfreedom.Inaddition,westernholidaysmakepeoplewho’reunderheavysocialpressurehaveachancetorelax.Atthesametime,someexpertsbelievethatthecelebrationofWesternholidaysareaninevitabletrendofculturalexchanges.HuangKemin,aSociologistbelievesthatcelebratingwesternholidaysisaformofculturalcommunication.Insomecases,it’llfillvacanciesinChineseculture.SomestudentsbelievethatcelebratingWesternfestivalscanenhancethefriendshipofclassmatesandmaketheclassesmoresolidarity.Duringafestival,Mostofthesupermarketsandrestaurantsprovidepromotionsthatbenefitconsumers,thesefestivalsalsohasacatalyticroletoeconomicdevelopment.OpponentsbelievethatChinahasitsownhistoryandlocalcultureforthousandsofyears,theWesternFestivaldon’tsuitChina'sneedsforculturaldevelopment.Also,duetoblindworship,peopleoftenlosttraditionalculture.Celebratingwesternholidayswillshakethetraditionalculture’sstatusinthemindsofnationalsandendangertheinheritanceanddevelopmentoftraditionalculture.Forexample,manyyoungpeoplecelebrateValentine'sday,buttheydon'tknowChineseLovers’sDay.Inaddition,owingtotheculturalinvasion,manycountriesarewaryofforeignholidays.ToguaranteeChinesecultural’sindependence,westernholidayscann’tbeallowedtodevelopfreely.Atthesametime,manypeoplecelebrateWesternfestivalsforfollowingthefashion.Theeffectofculturalexchangesisn’tobvious.Inaddition,theblindpursuitofconsumptionandenjoymentcausesmoneyworship,hedonismandotherbadideas.Justmypersonalopinion,weshouldcelebratewesternholidayswithrationalthought,andweshouldn’tloseourselves.TowardswesternFestivals,weshouldtakeitsessenceanddiscardthedregs.Forinstance,ThanksgivingDaycanbeadvocatedformakingourcultureadvanceasitreflectsoneofChinesetraditionalvirtues-gratefulness;others,suchasHalloween,shouldbetreatedcalmlybecauseit’sreligious.Culturalintegrationisthetrendofthehistoricaldevelopment.Soweshouldnotimplementisolationism.UnderthepremiseofenhancingawarenessoftraditionalcultureandrevitalizingChineseculture,wecanactivelyentertheworldthathasfrequentculturalexchanges.Festivalsareimportantmeansofculturaltransmissionwhichhosttheimportantcultural.They’rethecrystallizationofhumanwisdom.Richfestivallightsupourlives,forourlifehasvariouscolors.Letustakethebroadmindandappreciatethecolorfulfestivals!