Improper expressions:
1. Spring Festival
2. For there is a long time …, we have to…
3. This phenomenon results in the doubt that whether Christmas will replace…
4. traditional festivals should be paid more attention than foreign festivals.
5. We exchange…, which results in more and more people get interested in foreign festivals.
6. The question that whether Christmas will replace the Spring Festival leads to a heated discussion in society.
7. There are many people in the western countries celebrate the Spring Festival.
Proper and good expressions:
1. With the tendency towards globalization
2. the Spring Festival should be passed on from generation to generation
3. It seems that some traditional festivals like the Spring Festival are gradually
overshadowed By Christmas.
4. Globalization has encouraged the popularity of Christmas in Chinese.
5. The Spring Festival is an apparent symbol of Chinese culture which is engraved in every Chinese’s mind.
6. cultural heritage
7. Learning their culture is a must…. We learn English in order to make more people learn Chinese.
8. festival celebrating has been globalized
9. Some people suspect that the obsession with Christmas will lead us to neglect another traditional festival--- the Spring Festival.
10. Observing Christmas doesn’t mean abandoning the Spring Festival.
11. the Spring Festival is more than a festival
12. an exotic festival
13. Chinese are celebrating some western festivals, and vice versa.
14. some most celebrated festivals in our country are the essence of our
long history and rich culture.
15. Currently, the word “Christmas” has evolved into a symbol of happiness and gifts.
16. people tend to have an increasing liking for observing western festivals
17. in the circumstances of globalization
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In the course of globalization, western culture has flooded into China at an almost non-stop rate. Along with it come western festivals, the most influential of which is Christmas. As a result of this “culture invasion”, more and more Chinese people, particularly the youth, are abandoning traditional Chinese festivals. There is even a prediction that the Spring Festival will ultimately be replaced by Christmas. However, personally I’m not in favor of this statement, as the Spring Festival is a kind of cultural heritage serving as a spiritual legacy for all of us to cling to, regardless of any hindrance.
First of all, observing Christmas does not mean that the Spring Festival can be neglected. The Spring Festival has its roots in Chinese history, from which it requires its identity and meaning irreplaceable by Christmas. As Christmas stemmed from Western civilization, it can’t easily fit in with Chinese society, let alone take the place of the Spring Festival.
Secondly, the Spring Festival expresses our true emotions while Christmas cannot. Often, the Spring Festival arouses a feeling of eternal harmony, creates a sense of happiness, and conveys a message of family. However, Christmas goes no further than one night’s pleasure or some fancy presents, which is surely to fade away with passing tide of time and memory.
The Spring Festival is not going to lose its vigor to Christmas, as it’s just like a warm beacon for all the Chinese to gather around to cheer, to dream and to carry on.
Festivals are celebrated by people around the world. Although they differ in their way of celebrations, joy is the common expression written across people's faces.
In china, one of the most important festivals celebrated is the New Year festival. The date of this festival is in accordance with the lunar calendar.During this time, the chinese believe in leaving the past behind and moving onto a new year filled with happiness and prosperity. Red is the most commonly seen color during this period for it symbolizes good luck and auspiciousness for the coming year. This is also a time for families to have reunions as they all hurry home to celebrate the coming of the new year. To brighten up the season, families sit together and make traditional foods such as dumplings or steamboat. This is a time for everyone to gather round and wish one another good luck for the new year.
For the westeners, New Year is celebrated in an equally lively manner. There
will countdown parties held at almost every hotel and bar. It's a time for good food and great company. People will usually party till late to kickstart the new year. This is also a time to wish each other happiness and good health for the new year. FIreworks will also be lit at the struck of midnight. It is a memorable and joyous occasion to spend with loved ones.