WillChristmasReplacetheSpringFestival
ChristmasarousesincreasingattentionyearbyyearinChina.Christmascardsbecomepopularwithstudents.PeopleholdChristmaspartiesandexchangeChristmasgirts.AlotorTVandradioprogramsaboutChristmasareon.MeanwhiletheSpringFestivalislessappealingtoyoungsters.ThussomepeoplewonderwhetherChristmaswillreplacetheSpringFestival.
ThisworryisfairlyunnecessarygWhyⅡOnereasonliesthatChristmasonlyaffectsChristians,collegestudentsandjoint-venture(workers.AnotherreasonisthatChristmasismostlycelebratedincities.Fewpeopleincountrysideshowextremeinterestinthisexoticfestival.Bycontrast,theSpringFestivalisthemostinfluentialtraditionalfestivalineveryfamily.
Ithink,itisnaturalthatwithincreasingexchangeswiththeWest,alotofWesternholidayshavebeengraduallyintroducedintoChina.ForusChineseweshouldneverneglectorevendiscardourowntraditionalfestivals.ForcenturiesChinesehaveobservedthistraditionalholidaytowelcomethebeginningofanewyear.AndwewilltreasuretheSpringFestivalforever.