Nowadays, there appears a phenomenon that the western customs are spreading into the east countries step by step, thus making many inhabitants who live in big cities enjoy themselves on these western festivals such as Christmas Day, April Fool’s Day, etc. Such phenomenon shows us that the world people are getting close gradually and the world is becoming smaller and smaller as well. Therefore, in my opinion, it’s a normal phenomenon s well as a necessary trend.
First of all, it shows that we Chinese have become much opener rather than clinging to some very old customs, which are opposite our living. Looking back on the history, we can find the answer to why our China was very poor and weak in the 1800’s. Yes, the answer is that we closed ourselves not to let other countries know about us, and this led us to a very hard road on which we suffered many wars that many European countries launched. So I think it is more than necessary to accept other customs instead of closing ourselves. Of course, festivals are just the beginning.
What’s more, the Open and Reform Policy results in this. So I want to say it is a great achievement for the policy. Since we took the policy into practice, our country is developing with a rapid speed. No doubt it is an essential trend.
Last but not the least, we may get closer and closer not only to our home friends but also to many foreigners. We can never feel embarrassed for not knowing the other’s customs and manners. And more misunderstandings can be avoided as well.
To sum up, the trend has its great advantage to a certain extent. However, if we admire the western customs too much, it will be a disadvantage because China is our own country, all of us should enjoy a patriotic heart. Wish in the near future, we can see the situation that westerners are enjoying themselves on the Spring Festival.
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如今，似乎有一种现象，西方习俗在一步一步蔓延到东部的国家，从而使在大城市的许多居民享受这些西方的节日，如圣诞节，四月愚人节，等等。这种现象表明，世界人民逐渐接近，世界也变得越来越小。因此，在我看来，这是正常的现象也是必要的趋势。
首先，它表明，我们中国人已经更加开放，而不是抱着一些非常古老的习俗生活的我们。回顾历史，我们可以发现为什么我们中国是在1800年代非常弱小。答案是，我们关闭了自己不让其他国家了解我们，这把我们带到了一个非常艰难的道路上，我们经历了许多欧洲国家（对我们）发起的战争。所以我认为接受其他国家的习俗非常有必要而不是关闭自己。当然，节日仅仅是个开始。
更重要的是，这是改革开放的结果。所以我想说这是一个政策的伟大成就。因为我们把政策付诸实践，我国正在迅速发展。毫无疑问，这是一个重要的趋势。
最后但并非最不重要的，我们可能会越来越接近，不仅是我们家的朋友，也有很多外国人。我们永远不会因为不知道对方的风俗和礼仪而尴尬。同时更多的误解也是可以避免的。
总之，这个趋势在一定程度上有其很大的优势。然而，如果我们欣赏西方的风俗太多，这将是一个缺点，因为中国是我们的祖国，我们所有人都应该享有一个爱国的心。希望在不久的将来，我们可以看到，西方人在春节庆祝的情况。
