IsitrightforyoungpeopletocelebrateforeignfestivalssuchasValentine’sDay,AprilFools’DayandChristmasDay?Somepeoplesayyes.Theyarguethatcelebratingforeignfestivalsisafashionanditgivespeoplemoreexcusestoenjoythemselves.Thefestivalscanhelppeoplenotonlytomakemorefriendsbutalsotogainmoreknowledgeaboutforeignculture.
Others,however,havetheoppositeopinion.Theysaythatit’sfoolishforChinesepeopletocelebrateforeignfestivals,whichwillgreatlyaffectpeople’sfeelingsontheirowntraditionalfestivals.Somepeopleevenconsideritasaculturalinvasion.
Asforme,Idon’tthinkthatforeignfestivalsareverybadthings.Infact,theworldisbecomingaglobalvillage—peopleallovertheworldarebecomingabigfamily.Ontheotherhand,Ialsothinkthatweshouldpaymoreattentiontoourowntraditionalfestivals,becausetheyarepartofourrootofourChineseculture.