Nowadays,thereappearsaphenomenonthatthewesterncustomsarespreadingintotheeastcountriesstepbystep,thusmakingmanyinhabitantswholiveinbigcitiesenjoythemselvesonthesewesternfestivalssuchasAprilFool’sDay,etc.Suchphenomenonshowsusthattheworldpeoplearegettingclosegraduallyandtheworldisbecomingsmallerandsmalleraswell.Therefore,inmyopinion,it’sanormalphenomenonswellasanecessarytrend.
Firstofall,itshowsthatweChinesehavebecomemuchopenerratherthanclingingtosomeveryoldcustoms,whichareoppositeourliving.Lookingbackonthehistory,wecanfindtheanswertowhyourChinawasverypoorandweakinthe1800’s.Yes,theansweristhatweclosedourselvesnottoletothercountriesknowaboutus,andthisledustoaveryhardroadonwhichwesufferedmanywarsthatmanyEuropeancountrieslaunched.SoIthinkitismorethannecessarytoacceptothercustomsinsteadofclosingourselves.Ofcourse,festivalsarejustthebeginning.
What’smore,theOpenandReformPolicyresultsinthis.SoIwanttosayitisagreatachievementforthepolicy.Sincewetookthepolicyintopractice,ourcountryisdevelopingwitharapidspeed.Nodoubtitisanessentialtrend.
Lastbutnottheleast,wemaygetcloserandclosernotonlytoourhomefriendsbutalsotomanyforeigners.Wecanneverfeelembarrassedfornotknowingtheother’scustomsandmanners.Andmoremisunderstandingscanbeavoidedaswell.
Tosumup,thetrendhasitsgreatadvantagetoacertainextent.However,ifweadmirethewesterncustomstoomuch,itwillbeadisadvantagebecauseChinaisourowncountry,allofusshouldenjoyapatrioticheart.Wishinthenearfuture,wecanseethesituationthatwesternersareenjoyingthemselvesontheSpringFestival.
