Text 月 6 All these changes have made us take a different look at the world beyond and our home within.Nothing comes without a rider in this global market.If we want to be part of the dazzle and comfort that the West is known for,we had better accept some of its anomalies, too.This is not to say that festivals mean something else to the West. 7 Be it on the mainland or in the highly developed West or in the poorest of societies,a festival carries the same meaning.People across the world celebrate them with their family and friends.The basic concept is the same too,sharing a feast or a humble meal(with a few drinks in some societies like ours and the West). Translation
6 All these changes have made us take a different look at the world beyond and our home within. Nothing comes without a rider in this global market. If we want to be part of the dazzle and comfort that the West is known for, we had better accept some of its anomalies, too. This is not to say that festivals mean something else to the West. 7 Be it on the mainland or in the highly developed West or in the poorest of societies, a festival carries the same meaning. People across the world celebrate them with their family and friends. The basic concept is the same too, sharing a feast or a humble meal (with a few drinks in some societies like ours and the West). Text
Text 8 We celebrate an occasion to vent our feelings,to relax and enjoy a break from the everyday skulduggery that life in these times has become.It's apparently no different from the break our ancestors enjoyed from the mundane affairs of their daily lives. 9 Most of the world follows the Gregorian calendar,including us, in their day-to-day lives.So the festivals and special events in that calendar are bound to influence us.That we,like many South, Southeast Asian,Middle East and perhaps some indigenous American people,follow the lunar calendar for our festivals is a different matter altogether. Translation
8 We celebrate an occasion to vent our feelings, to relax and enjoy a break from the everyday skulduggery that life in these times has become. It's apparently no different from the break our ancestors enjoyed from the mundane affairs of their daily lives. 9 Most of the world follows the Gregorian calendar, including us, in their day-to-day lives. So the festivals and special events in that calendar are bound to influence us. That we, like many South, Southeast Asian, Middle East and perhaps some indigenous American people, follow the lunar calendar for our festivals is a different matter altogether. Text
Text 10 We cannot afford to be left untouched by the festive spirit of the West,which doesn't mean we follow the West blindly.Not everything about their culture may be good,but decadence is not the sole preserve of the West.No culture in the world is free of decadence and that includes Chinese culture Translation
10 We cannot afford to be left untouched by the festive spirit of the West, which doesn’t mean we follow the West blindly. Not everything about their culture may be good, but decadence is not the sole preserve of the West. No culture in the world is free of decadence and that includes Chinese culture. Text
Text 合 11 So the problem is not Western culture,or what we generally associate with it.The problem is those who are blinded by everything Western. We have to find out why more and more Chinese,especially the youngsters,feel at one with Western festivals as much as they do with the Chinese ones.But thankfully our festivals have lost none of their charm.And here is where the alarm bells sounded by scholars and students come in. Translation
11 Sotheproblemis not Western culture, orwhat we generally associate with it. The problem isthose who are blinded by everything Western. We have to find out why more and more Chinese, especially the youngsters, feel at one with Western festivals as much as they do with the Chinese ones. But thankfully our festivals have lost none of their charm. And here is where the alarm bells sounded by scholars and students come in. Text
Text 月 12 I can understand the zeal of these people.They want to conserve our culture,and that definitely doesn't make them what we generally refer to as "conservatives".They have a_point.But they,or for that matter anybody else,cannot save any society from the influence of a world getting smaller by the day. Translation
12 I can understand the zeal of these people. They want to conserve our culture, and that definitely doesn’t make them what we generally refer to as “conservatives”. They have a point. But they, or for that matter anybody else, cannot save any society from the influence of a world getting smaller by the day. Text