2016年12月英语四级作文范文：传统节日受冷
The Prevalence of Western Holidays
1.我国某些传统节日受到冷遇，而西方节日却日益升温;
2.形成这种现象的原因;
3.你对这种现象的看法。
范文:
The Prevalence of Western Holidays
Many young people in China today prefer Western holidays to traditional Chinese festivals.Christmas is now celebrated by the younger generation all over China, and it has becomeespecially popular as a romantic holiday for boyfriends and girlfriends or young marriedcouples. Valentine's Day is also extremely popular, and even Halloween is being celebratednow.
This phenomenon has actually developed quite naturally in recent decades due to oureducational system's focus on English study and therefore on English-speaking cultures. Tomany students, Western culture has become a symbol of self-expression and freedom fromrestraint. Celebrating Western holidays has become a way for students to express their love ofsomething different from traditional Chinese culture, and to have fun together with their owngeneration.
In my opinion, it's fine for students learning English and studying English-speaking culturesto celebrate Western holidays with their teachers and classmates. However, the way I see it,unless the young people later go abroad to live in those cultures, there is no reason for them tocontinue to celebrate them. We Chinese should hold on to our traditional festivals, thefestivals which we have celebrated for centuries.
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