The Prevalence of Western Holidays

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itisnoticeablethatwesternholidaysarebeingincreasinglypopulardaybyday,whilechinesetraditionalholidaysarebeingsomewhatneglected.oldpeopleoftenplainthatchinesenewyearhaslostitsrealmeaning.totheirastonishment,youngpeopleinchina,ignorantaboutchinesetraditionalholidays,arecrazyaboutchristmasorvalentinesday.

thereareseveralpossiblereasonsforthisphenomenon.first,westernnations,suchastheunitedstatesandbritain,arepowerfulanddominantineveryaspect.everythinginthesecountriesisassumedtobesuperiorandadoredbysomemodernyoungpeople.second,theprevalenceofenglishasaworldlanguageandthedevelopmentofglobalizationenablewesternculturetofloodinchina.overwhelmedbysuchatrend,chineseunconsciouslygetinvolvedinwesternculture.lastbutnotleast,somechinesepeoplehaveblindfaithinforeignthingswhiledismissourownpossessionswithcontempt.

iamcriticalofthistrend.chinaboastsabrillianthistoryandsplendidtraditions.inmoderntimes,chinesetraditionshouldbepreservedandpromoted.butitseemsthatyoungpeoplenolongertreasurethetradition.onthecontrary,theyturntopursueenthusiasticallyasupposedlymoremodernculture.ifthistrendisallowedtocontinue,thepricelessheritageofourancestorswillbereplacedbywesterntraditions.nobodyexpectssuchaconsequence.soletsjoinhandinhandtoprotectchinesetradition.