Research Background of the Influence of Western Festivals on China

We should not only celebrate the traditional festivals in China, but also celebrate the festivals in the West, where * * * coexists. Traditional festivals and western festivals are both components of China culture and western culture.

Now some people argue that traditional festivals in China should only be celebrated, while those in the west should not be celebrated. This kind of thinking is a narrow nationalist thought and should be abandoned. Today's world is interconnected and contacts are more frequent and close. There are more and more cultural exchanges between countries, and young people in the west also celebrate many festivals, such as Valentine's Day in February 14 every year. Businessmen who have passed the foreign festival are the happiest, selling more flowers and making the hotel business more prosperous. Revitalize the economy, stimulate domestic demand and promote prosperity.

Throughout history, the prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty was economic and trade with western countries, exchange of needed goods between the East and the West, and cultural exchanges between the East and the West, including foreign cultures and festivals. For example, in the Tang Dynasty, many foreigners from Chang 'an came to study, do business and preach. The openness and tolerance of the Tang regime made the Tang Dynasty become the world's Datang Empire at that time, and it also contributed to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years.

On the other hand, in the late Qing Dynasty, the country closed its doors to the outside world, and it did not trade with or communicate with western society, excluding western culture and festivals. The rulers in the late Qing Dynasty were intoxicated by the traditional thinking of the eastern powers, and thought that they were all right. They did not communicate with the western economy and culture, did not accept new things, and did not accept the advanced western scientific and technological civilization. The result is being beaten in the back.

We should carry forward the traditional festivals in China, the festivals in the West and festivals of different cultures. It is inevitable that world cultures and festivals will communicate and merge with each other around the world.