The smiling face of Santa Claus is omnipresent all across China. ff14 gilLocal
governments are decorating trees and lamp posts with lights and
ornaments. At first glance visitors would think they were in Europe.
Despite the fact that most Chinese are not Christians, ffxiv gilChristmas season has become increasingly popular.
"If you walked around major Chinese cities 15 years ago,FF14 Power leveling
you wouldn`t have seen many signs of Christmas. However, if you were
to visit those same Chinese cities again today, you`d be surprised to
see signs of Christmas almost everywhere," says Cai Jiming, a professor
with Tsinghua University, who has served as an expert in developing
China`s holiday schedule.Although Christmas is not a public holiday,
many Chinese cities are still getting into the Christmas spirit.Cai
says his e-mail inbox and cell phone have been flooded with messages
wishing him a merry Christmas. The greetings have been coming in since
the end of November.
In his view, Christmas seems like a
"warm-up" for the truly important month-long Spring Festival, which
begins on Feb 3 next year.
However, FFXIV Power levelingdespite
the prevalence of Christmas celebrations, for most Chinese, it neither
means a religious celebration nor an occasion for family reunions.
Instead, it is a time for relaxing with friends, a time to shop, a time
to have a party and it is especially a time for romance.
"I expect my boyfriend to take me out on cheap ffxiv gilChristmas
Eve and I expect a romantic night," says Christine Zhou, 28, a hotel
manager in Beijing."It seems to me that everything associated with
Christmas time is romantic."
On the streets, rose and chocolate peddlers are vying for their business.
Christmas has become another Valentine`s Day, rs goldand at the same time, more people feel it is a time to reward themselves with good food and a good time.
However,
as more Chinese join in the Christmas celebrations each year, some
feel the Western-based festival is harming time-honored traditions.
They fear that passion toward traditional Chinese holidays, particularly among young people,buy runescape gold
will slowly fade out.But Cai considers it is unnecessary to boycott a
Western cultural festival."All important festivals in different
cultures have now developed into universal holidays," he says."Just
like some Europeans celebrate Spring Festival nowadays, it`s no wonder
that Chinese celebrate Christmas.”
"As a matter of fact, runescape moneyChinese culture has developed a lot while embracing cultures from others."
Commentaires