传统节日与西方节日作文【篇一：中西方传统节日对比英语作文】secondenglishpaperseachnationhasitsowncharacteristicfestivalsthatreflectthecultureofitself.inchina,asourcountryandwesterncountriesbecomeincreasinglycloser,moreandmorechineseacceptwesternculture.however,somewesternfestivalssometimesevenmorepopularthantraditionalfestivals,foreigncultural’sinfluenceshouldnotbeunderestimated.themainthemaingroupofcelebratingwesternfestivalsisyouthgroupwhichtakesstudentsasthemainforce.peoplecelebratefestivalssuchasvalentinesday,mothersday,thanksgivingdayandchristmasday.infact,becauseofthechinesewayofthinking,westernholidaysinchinaisjustpopularforchristmasandvalentinesday,notallwesternholidaysattractpeoplesattention.accordingtoasurveyofcentralchinanormaluniversity,manycollegestudentsknowtheexistenceofwesternfestivals,butlittleofthemknowabouttheirculturalconnotations.inadditiontochristmas,respondentswhoknowotherwesternfestivals’meaningarelessthan10%.referringtothewaytocelebrating,ingeneral,duringthefestival,peoplesendgiftssuchasflowersandgreetingcards.theysingwithfriends,andblessorsendmessagestoeachother;lotsofpeoplearegoingtorelaxduringthefestival:shopping,invitingfriendstorestaurants,dancing,andsoon.onthewhole,chinesecelebratewesternholidayswiththefollowingfaithfourandacharacteristics:passionforuniversality,particularity,blindconsumptionasthesayinggoes,1000readershave1000hamletsinmind.peoplehavedifferentviewsonwhetherchineseshouldcelebratewesternholidays.somepeoplewhoarekeenonwesternfestivals,arguedthatchinastraditionalfestivalsaretoorigidandtherearemanyfestivalswithfeudalthinking.onthecontrary,westernfestivalswhichflamboyantandreflectareexcitingadvocateinthefreedom.addition,westernholidaysmakepeoplewho’reunderheavysocialpressurehaveachancetorelax.atthesametime,someexpertsbelievethatthecelebrationofwesternholidaysareaninevitabletrendofculturalexchanges.huangkemin,asociologistbelievesthatcelebratingwesternholidaysisaformofculturalcommunication.insomecases,it’llfillvacanciesinchineseculture.somestudentsbelievethatcelebratingwesternfestivalscanenhancethefriendshipofclassmatesandmaketheclassesmoresolidarity.duringafestival,mostofthesupermarketsandrestaurantsprovidepromotionsthatbenefitconsumers,thesefestivalsalsohasacatalyticroletoeconomicdevelopment.opponentsbelievethatchinahasitsownhistoryandlocalcultureforthousandsofyears,thewesternfestivaldon’tsuitchinasneedsforculturaldevelopment.also,duetoblindworship,peopleoftenlosttraditionalculture.celebratingwesternholidayswillshakethetraditionalculture’sstatusinthemindsofnationalsandendangertheinheritanceanddevelopmentoftraditionalculture.forexample,manyyoungpeoplecelebratevalentinesday,buttheydontknowchineselovers’sday.inaddition,owingtotheculturalinvasion,manycountriesarewaryofforeignholidays.toguaranteechinesecultural’sindependence,westernholidayscann’tbeallowedtodevelopfreely.atthesametime,manypeoplecelebratewesternfestivalsforfollowingthefashion.theeffectofculturalexchangesisn’tobvious.inaddition,theblindpursuitofconsumptionandenjoymentcausesmoneyworship,hedonismandotherbadideas.justmypersonalopinion,weshouldcelebratewesternholidayswithrationalthought,andweshouldn’tloseculturalintegrationisthetrendofthehistoricaldevelopment.soweshouldnotimplementisolationism.underthepremiseofenhancingawarenessoftraditionalcultureandrevitalizingch...
