MyviewsonpeoplegaininginterestsincelebratingwesternfestivalsNowadays,nobodycandenythefactthatanincreasingnumberofChineseyoungpeoplearehabituallyengagedincelebratingsomeWesternfestivalslikeValentine’sDayandChristmas.Forinstance,onValentine’sDaythemajorityofyoungpeoplewillsendflowersanddelicatelydecoratedchocolatetotheirbelovedones.OnChristmas,therewillbeSantaClause’spictureshangingontheshowwindowsofdifferentstoresandChristmastreesandotherrelatedproductsalsocanbefoundinthoseplaces.Thisphenomenonhasbeenbroughtintopublicattentioninoursociety.SomepeopledeemthatitisbeneficialforyoungpeopleinChinatogaininterestsincelebratingWesternfestivalsinmanyaspectswhereasothersholdtheentirelycontrastingpointofvieAmongthenumerousfactorsinfluencingpeople’sopinions,therearefiveconspicuousreasonsthatconsistinmyconvictionthatthemeritsofyoungpeopleingaininginterestsincelebratingWesternfestivalsoutweighitsdemeritsandweyoungpeopleinChinashouldcelebratesomeWesternfestivalsselectively.Firstandforemost,celebratingwesternfestivalsisanessentialmethodforyoungpeopleinChinatoadapttothisincreasinglyglobalworld.Withtheconstantlyculturalexchangeamongdifferentcountries,wearekeptbeingexposedtonewcultures.Ifweyoungpeopledidnothaveanyinterestincelebratingwesternfestivals,itmightmean,tosomeextent,wedonotconformtothecurrenttrendandcannotkeepourselvesinformedofwhatisgoingonthroughouttheworld.Therefore,weareboundtomaintainourinterestincelebratingwesternfestivals.Furthermore,itiscelebratingwesternfestivalsthatprovidesyoungpeoplemoreopportunitiestocomprehenddifferentcultures.Bycelebrating---本文来源于网络,仅供参考,勿照抄,如有侵权请联系删除---theWesternfestivals,youngpeopleinChinacanhaveamorevividunderstandingofWesternculturesthanjustbyreadingbooks.Atthesametime,wewillalsoseethedifferencesbetweenwesternvaluesandeasternvaluesbycelebratingbothnativeandwesternfestivals.Itcanprovokemoreconsiderationaboutourowncultureamongusyoungpeoplesothatwemayponderoversomerelatedissuesmorecritically.Thus,notonlydoescelebratingwesternfestivalsopenChineseyoungpeople’shorizonbutalsofacilitatesourabilityofcriticalthinking.Moreover,celebratingWesternfestivalsboostsournation’seconomy.Youngpeople,withoutanydoubt,arethemainforceofconsumptionduringthecelebrationofWesternfestivals.Withtheaimtopursuemoreprofits,retailersusuallyholdasalespromotionduringthisperiodbyofferingdiscounts.Inthisway,notonlyyoungpeoplebutalsopeopleofotheragesmaybeinvolvedinthecelebrationtopickupseveralgoodbargains.Itismoreofachancetogoshoppingthanaceremonytocelebratecertainthings.Bothconsumersandretailerswillbenefitfromthecelebrationofwesternfestivalsbecausethisphenomenonmaystimulatetheinactivemarketandcontributetothesustainedboomofournation’seconomy.What’smore,celebratingwesternfestivalscanmakethelifeofyoungpeopleinChinamorecolorfulandexciting.WeChinesehaveourowntraditionalfestivals,butWesternfestivalscandistinguishthemselvesfromourswiththefreshfeelingsandcustomstheygiveus.Ourtraditionalfestival“DoubleSeventhFestival”isacaseinpoint.Thisfestivalfallsonthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth.IthasalonghistoryandabeautifullovestoryabouttheWeaverMaidandtheCowherd.However,insteadofunderminingthecelebrationofDoubleSeventhFestival,thecomingofthebrand-newValentine’sDayprovidesyoungwithanewkindoffeelingandenhancesthe---本文来源于网络,仅供参考,勿照抄,如...