Nowadays,various western festivals,such as Christmas,Thanksgiving Day or Valentine's Day,enjoy great popularity among the people in China,especially the students in colleges and universities.
There are many factors accounting for this phenomenon.For one thing,with the quickening pace of technological and economic development,the whole world is now becoming a global village with people of different nations sharing each other's customs and cultures.For another,it is human instincts to pursue something different and exotic,and most young people regard it as fashionable and novel to celebrate western holidays.Last but not least some shops celebrate western festivals because of financial drive to grab commercial profits.It is obvious that some western festivals,such as Christmas,have greatly bossted the business of many stores.
As a result,western festivals may bring people in China more opportunities for pleasure and may also enhance the cultural exchanges between the east and the west.On the other hand,it may lead to some serious consequences.Perhaps someday the local Chinese may lose their own tranditions and cultures because of the invasion of western festivals.