【推荐】西方节日对中国文化的影响.doc

毕业设计(论文)外文资料翻译
院(系): 外国语学院
专业: 英语
班级: 080802
姓名: 马淼
学号: 080802119
外文出处:zbl860904浅析西方节日对中国文化的影响
http://wenku./view/ 2008-3-27
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2012年 5 月
The Influence of Western Festivals in Respect of Chinese Culture
1 Introduction
Every country has its own festivals. When a es,all of the countrymen will celebrate it in a traditional way. With the development of the world, many countries do not only celebrate its own festivals but also foreign festivals. The phenomenon is especially popular in China.
With the influence of western cultures, more and more Chinese people prefer to celebrate western holidays rather than traditional ones. When Christmas or Valentine es, youngsters flood into bars, restaurants, and department stores to celebrate these festivals which their ancestors know little about. Everything has two points. This phenomenon reflects both advantages and disadvantages. Maybe our traditional holidays are more boring than those western holidays, so more and more people don't like to celebrate them. For an instance, nowadays Spring Festival is quite different from our parents’ generation. And say some good points of it,First, obviously it can bring big e of economy to our country, it can make some people e richer, like business men. Second, our lives will e more meaningful, we get more chances to get together with our parents and friends. 
In my opinion, the popularity of western festivals includes two aspects. First of all, it reflects that Chinese people’s attitude towards countries has changed. We e more open, and we are more willing to accept foreign something different. It also reflects that western culture has more effects on us than ever before. Nowadays, people in China are increasingly interested in celebrating foreign festivals, especially those western festivals. The reason why I choose this topic is that ing Christmas and the whole holiday phenomenon make me wonder the factors that contributing to this