WhatCausesaBoominCelebratingForeignFestivals?2007-12-26
tag:想当年的作业in_English
Recently,celebratingforeignfestivalsbecomesmoreandmoreflourishincampus.Andwhatcausessuchboom?
First,physicalenvironmentencourageustoknowforeignculture,knowingforeignfestivalsisthefirststep.Becauseoftheman-madesatellite,theideaofglobalvillagescameoutandbecameacceptable.Thespeedshortenstherealdistant.Takingadvantageofsciencedevelopment,wearebyfarmoreencouragedtocommunicatewithothersthananyothertime.Allthepeopleintheworldjustlikemembersinthesamefamily.Howcan’tweknowourneighbors’culture?!
Secondly,theeconomyandsocietyspurustolearnforeignculture,learningforeignfestivalsisjustthebeginning.ManyforeignenterpriseshavesetupplentyofbranchescompaniesinChinanowday.Tobecomeoneemployeeofthemwasthedreamofmanystudents.Itmaybemeanshighsalary.Sotheydotheirutmosttolearnforeignlanguage.Andfirstofall,theyshouldbefamiliarofthecultureofotherscountriessotheforeignfestivalsistheirfirstlesson.Atthesametime,asit'sknowntoallthatBeijingwillholdtheglobalcelebratingOlympicGamesin2008.Allofushaveresponsibilitiestowarmwelcomeourfriendsfromaboard;can'tyouknowsomecultureofthem?
Asyouknown,campusisoneofthemostactivityplacesofacountry.Universitystudentsarealwaysfullofcreativeinspiration.Theyknowmore,andtheyarealsoeagertoexploremore.Theyarehappytoacceptnewideas,aswellasthecultureofforeigncountries.Asaresult,celebratingforeignfestivalsbrokeoutinmanycampusesandspreadoutinanunbelievablespeed.
Inmyopinion,suchheatisnotalways100%goodforus,maybesomeblindnesshidinginit.Mostofthetime,peopledon'tknowwhytheycelebratethatforeignfestivals,theyjustdoitasothers.Theyjustlookcelebratingforeignfestivalasinstylethings.I’moppositeit.Moreover,I'mafraidwithoutproperdirecting,onedaythiscelebrationwilldestroyournationalityspirit.Guess,providedaChinesejustknowDecemberthe25isChristmasDay,butdon'tknowwhatdateisSpringFestival,whatashame!Maybeatthatday,ournationalitywasshaking.Ofcourse,thiskindsofthoughtistoosevere.
Asthefleshbloodof21century,weshouldknowwhatshouldgetandwhatshouldthrowaway.Useourknowledgetoimproveourselvesandhelpothers.Attheverybeginning,weshouldfindourbalanceofthesethings--foreigncultureandourtraditionalcivilization.Weshouldlookoncelebratingforeignfestivalinarightwayandkeepourstandpointfromthebeginningtotheend.Wecouldcelebratetheforeignfestival,butshouldstopwhereitshouldstop.