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The Influence of American Festivals in China
Introduction
Nowadays,globalization is becoming more powerful in people’s daily life.As a
result,more and more American festivals have stepped into China.It’s not difficult to figure out that celebrations of American festivals in China have become a recent trend.Valentine’s Day, April Fools’ Day, Halloween, Christmas Day etcare becoming more familiar to Chinese, especially among the young people.It’s generally accepted that culture is one kind of soft strength.However, these influence are not always good.Objectively speaking, those festivals affect Chinese culture both positively and
negatively.Many people hold the view that this new trend has added much flavor to the traditional Chinese customs.On the contrary, there is still a group pf people stand against this advantage.They think if the Chinese are just blindly following this trend without understand the meaning of these festivals, then it will serve no benefit to Chinese culture.In the following, I will expound the American festivals on Chinese culture and my personalview about it.Positive Influence
1.The Enrichment of Chinese Culture
According to Cinema and cultural modernity on 2006, it claimed that “Compared with traditional Chinese festivals, some American festivals are entertaining,educational, and with the character of unselfishne.”And Chinese culture is inclusive and can aimilate the goodne of foreign culture.Today, asAmerican and China have more contact with each other, engendering a deeper mutual understanding and respect.American festivals, to some extent, enrich Chinese culture.For example,with the
prevailing of Christmas Day in China.It has become one of the most popular festivals in China.Christmas Day means a chance to reunite with beloved friends and families and relax during busy work.Besides, Christmas Day is a channel to get close to American culture.In the course of celebrating American festivals , we learn a lot
about American history,customs, and lifestyle.Which make it easier of the Chinese to communicate with Americans.In this way, American festivals enrich Chinese people’s spiritual life and thus add much pleasure to our custom and enrich our Chinese culture.2.Become New Economic Growth point in China
American festivals have become new economic growth in china.Although
Chinese people celebrate American holidays in a way slightly from Americans, but still has great impact on economy.For example, on ChristmasEve, many Chinese people liketo have western-style food, have coffee or dre up
beautifully for a fancy ball and apple is also very popular on this day.All these various types of celebration stimulate a surge of investigation in these industries.Economic influence can be more easily found in developed and exoteric cities.Chinese people will send gift to their beloved friends and family member on festival, which creates an opportunity for busine.Merchants will not mi this
valuable chance and retailing is huge profitable.As a result, many merchants will rush into this industry, which can stimulate economic growth.3.The Improvement of Chinese People’s Ability to Expre Their Emotion
Nowadays, due to American festival ,Chinese people havemore chance to expre and release their emotion.Some American festivals do play very important roles in our daily life both physically and mentally.For example, they enjoy happily sending greeting card at Christmas Day, DIY chocolate to their beloved ones on Valentine’s Day , make jokes on April Fool’s Day, show their gratitude on Thanksgiving Day, hug their parents on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.and the Mother’s Day makes Chinese people realize the unselfish sacrifice of our beloved mothers and gives us a chance to expre our gratefulne that is hard to carry out in everyday life.To them, American festivals are not only to have fun but also give them more occasions to
appreciate love.In this way, American festivals deliver positive energy.Influenced by American festivals, Chinese people improve their ability to expre properly their kindne, friendline, love and imitation to others.Negative Influence
1.Blinding follow without understand the meaning
Most of American festivals celebrated in China have difference from the origin.Many Chinese people lose their religious background and turn into a big occasion to have fun and enjoy life.However, like any festivals, American festivals have their own cultural and historical origins in America, which are not known by Chinese people.There are so many American festivals, including Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and Valentine’s Day and so on, which are originated from or related with Christian , which is not believed in by the majority of Chinese people.we can’t gain the happy feeling since we don’t understand the meaning of these holiday.It’s just our Chinese people’s blind faith in American culture.2.American Culture Invasion Via Its Festival
America has undoubtedly extended its image , value and thoughts abroad
through its festivals.There is a phenomenon that Christmas Day is on the track ofbeing the symbol of fashion, while our Spring Festival becomes outdated.We forget we are Chinese and try to get closer to the American culture in observing American festivals.Concerning busine, December is a shopping month for Christmas in the west.Now the same thing happens in china.In December, we may easily find
everyday articles sell together with cheap Christmas toys or Christmas cards.At the entrance of any large supermarkets, we are welcomed by Santa Claus.And we are accustomed to Christmas“discount” marketing at a restaurant, a hotel, a healthcare institution and a theme park.In December, almost every inch of public places at downtown is decorated with red and white , two characteristic color for Christmas Day, or at church which becomes a special place for thousands of no-Christian
Chinese to sense themost living American culture on Christmas Eve.Furthermore , Ifyou ask our Chinese young people some question, “ what do you remember some festival?” how would you answer? They may say “Christmas Day” or “ Valentine’s Day” andso on.Maybe you think noting, however, I think this is the serious
question!In addition, more and more Chinese people tend to enjoy the Valentine’s Day, overlooking our Chinese Valentine’s Day, a day with profound culture base and rich cultural meaning.If we overlook our traditional culture and blindly pursue American festival, values of the Chinese will constantly distort.3.The Great Strike on Chinese Traditional Festivals
Under the influence of American festivals.Chinese traditional festivals have undergone a lo.There has existed an embarraing phenomenon that many Chinese youngsters are fascinated with the celebration of American festivals while disliking our traditional festivals.Nowadays, an increasing number of Chinese people are fond of celebrating some American festivals.Many young guys only know Christmas and Valentine’ Day, but they don’t know which day is the Chinese Double seventh festival or Tomb-sweeping Day.They just know Christmas tree, Christmas party, rose and chocolate.Yet they don’t understand the real cultural implications of Mid-autumn Day or the Spring Festival.This important problem of the indifference to traditional festivals shows the great strike on Chinese traditional festivals.My point of view
From my point of view,as long as Chinese choose a proper way to deal with American festivals, the foundation of our traditional festivals and culture will never be shaken.Can China really put American festivals and culture aside? The answer is definitely “NO”.Just like economy, the development of culture of one country cannot be isolated.So only by absorbing the eence and discarding the dro of the culture discrepancies, can we make full use of the advanced culture of the foreign countries.In addition, I think government should attaching more attention on student.Because kids is our national hope , at the same time, it is also our economy builder in the future, so, we have to develop kid’s cultural consciousne.So that we can
improve our culture competitivene.At the same time, we should improve our culture creative, as long as improving creative ability, it still is our own culture, and it avoids the culture aggreivene.Last but not least, it is absolutely neceary to protect and promote traditional Chinese festivals and to inherit and develop the splendid part of our own traditional culture.Conclusion
From this paper, we can arrive at the conclusion that American festivals do affect many aspect of China like economy and culture, which can be positive as well as negative.The Influence of American Festivals and Holidays is a double-edge sword which needs to be used wisely.Maybe we accept the holidays and at the same time we can add some elements of culture to them, letting them becoming the holidays with characteristics of China.Furthermore, I think we should deeply strengthening communication with different culture, strengthening the mutual understanding and mutual learning.If we want to make our culture more colorful, we still have a long way to go.12/25/2013
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