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Abstract: With the frequent exchange between Chinese and Western culture exchanges have become increasingly. Many Chinese people have great passions for western traditional festivals but ignore Chinese traditional Festivals gradually. This paper aims to investigate the phenomenon that some western traditional festivals influence Chinese culture by comparing some Chinese important festivals with western ones, analyze the positive and negative influences on Chinese culture produced by western traditional festivals and discuss the main reasons for the popularity of western festivals. Then it will put forward the view that Chinese people should hold a proper attitude towards western culture, and in the meanwhile, they should keep Chinese traditional Festivals from disappearing and then carry forward the Chinese culture so as to promote the integration and exchange of the Chinese and Western cultures.
Key words: western festivals; Chinese culture; influence
CONTENTS
Abstract
摘要
1. Introduction1
2. Comparative Study on Important Festivals between China and Western Countries
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2.1 Spring Festival vs. Christmas Day
2.2 Qixi Festival vs. Valentine’ Day
2.3 Qingming Festival vs. Halloween
3. Influences of Western Festivals on Chinese Culture3
3.1 Positive Influence
3.2 Negative Influence
4. Main Causes for the Cultural Differences between China and Western Countries
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4.1 Differences in Value and Ideology
4.2 Differences in Religious Culture
4.3 Differences in Development of Mass Media and Education
4.4 Commercial Causes and Self-Advantage of Western Culture
5. Attitudes towards Influence of Western Festivals on Chinese Culture.7
5.1 Inheriting and Carrying forward Chinese Festival Culture
5.2 Absorbing and Blending with Western Festival Culture Properly
5.3 Intensifying the Protection and Innovation of Traditional Culture Heritage
6. Conclusion
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Acknowledgments