Should We Celebrate Western Festivals?
Nowadays, Western festivals such as Christmas and Valentine’s Day are gaining increasing popularit y in China, especially among college students. But whether we should celebrate these festivals has become a subject of heated discussion.
Some believe celebrating Western festivals is a sign of globalization. They argue that China needs to take in various foreign cultures so as to blend into the modern world. And celebrating Western festivals is a good opportunity for the Chinese to know more about other cultures. However, others believe that the Western festivals threaten a kind of cultural aggression. Therefore, we should drive them out lest they should undermine our traditional culture.
In my opinion, as college students, we should preserve the traditional Chinese culture as well as stay open to Western ones. Therefore, while laying emphasis on Chinese festivals, we could also absorb foreign elements.
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1.But whether we should celebrate these festivals has become a subject of heated discussion.
⏹Yet whether it’s proper to celebrate these festivals or not has become a subject of hot debate.
⏹However, to celebrate these festivals or not has triggered heated discussion.
⏹But to celebrate these festivals or not has become a topic under intense argument.
2.They argue that china needs to take in various foreign cultures so as to blend into the modern world.
⏹They are convinced that china needs to absorb different foreign cultures so as to keep up with the modern
world.
⏹They believe that only through taking in various foreign elements can china blend into the modern world.
⏹They maintain that it’s essential for china to absorb different foreign cultures in order to integrate into the
modern world.
3. And celebrating Western festivals is a good opportunity for the Chinese to know more about other cultures.
⏹And celebrating Western festivals serves as a good chance for the Chinese to gain more knowledge of other cultures.
⏹And celebrating Western festivals provides the Chinese with a good chance to further understand other
cultures.
⏹And by celebrating Western festivals, the Chinese are able to acquaint themselves with various cultures.
4. However, others believe that the Western festivals threaten a kind of cultural aggression.
⏹But others hold the view that the Western festivals are a kind of cultural invasion.
⏹Nevertheless, others consider the Western festivals to be a kind of cultural invasion.
⏹Yet others regard the Western festivals as a violation to our own culture.
5.Therefore, we should drive them out lest they should undermine our traditional culture.
⏹Hence, we should repel them in case they weaken our traditional culture.
⏹Thus, we should force them back; otherwise they might destroy our traditional culture.
⏹So we should beat them back or else they may ruin our traditional culture.
6.In my opinion, as college students, we should preserve the traditional Chinese culture as well as stay open to
Western ones.
⏹As far as I am concerned, as college students, we should on the one hand preserve the traditional Chinese
cultural heritage, and on the other hand stay open to Western ones.
