MidAutumnFestivalisatraditionalfestivalofChina.ItusedtobeasimportantasSpringFestival.ItisusuallycelebratedinSeptemberorOctober.Thisfestivalistocelebratetheharvestandtoenjoythebeautifulmoonlight.Tosomeextent,itislikeThanksGivingdayinwesterncountries.Onthisday,peopleusuallygettogetherwiththeirfamiliesandhaveanicemeal.
Afterthat,peoplealwayseatdeliciousmooncakes,andwatchthemoon.Themoonisalwaysveryroundonthatday,andmakespeoplethinkoftheirrelativesandfriends.Itisadayofpleasureandhappiness.HopeyouhaveawonderfulMidAutumnfestival!
DearMike,
Howareyou?ImreallygladthatyouareinterestedintraditionalChinesefestivals.TherearemanytraditionalfestivalsinChina,suchasSpringFestival,Mid-AutumnDayandsoon.IdliketointroducetheSpringFestivaltoyou.SpringFestivalisthemostimportanttraditionalholidayinChina.Itusuallylastsfor15days.
Daysbeforethefestival,peoplecleantheirhouses.Theythinkcleaningsweepsanybadluck.Theydecoratetheirhouseswithpapercuts.Ontheeveofthefestival,familymembersgettogetherandhavebigmeals.ThentheywatchtheSpringFestivalGalaonTV.Atmidnight,theysetofffireworkstowelcomethenewyear.Duringthefestival,kidsgetluckymoneyfromoldpeople.Peoplevisittheirrelativesandfriends.Theywisheachahappyyearandgoodluck.Howhappyweare.
Nowadays,somewesternholidayslikeChristmasEveandValentine’sDayhavebecomesopopularwithChinesepeoplethattheyhavebeenapartofsomepeople’slife.Onthecontrary,sometraditionalChinesefestivalsgraduallyareignoredbymoreandmorepeople,especiallyyoungpeople.However,toourdelight,somesocialgroupshaveappealedtocommonpeopleformoreattentiontoourownnationalculture.
AlthoughafewpeopleonceadvocatedthattraditionalfestivalsliketheSpringFestivalshouldbediscardedbecausetheyhavebecomeobstaclestosocialprogress.ItcannotbeacceptedandsupportedbythemajorityofChinesepeopleinreality.Indeed,theoldwayofspendingfestivalsproducesseveraldisadvantagessuchasmoneywastingandtransportationoverloading.Butwecannotdisregarditsotherside:traditionalfestivalsplayanactiveroleinourlife.Traditionalfestivalsnotonlybringjoybutalsobringthefamilytogether,whichissopricelessinmodernsociety.
Whatweshoulddoistopreservethepositivethingsandmakethemflourishinthemodernworld.Asforthenegativeaspectsofit,weshouldnothesitatetoabandonthemandpreventthemfromaffectingandtroublingusandthenextgeneration.
Whenthetraditionalfestivalcomes,everybodyisexcitedaboutit,becausetheywillhaveholidaytorelax.Themeaningofthesefestivalsisrememberedbytheoldgenerationallthetime,whilesomeyoungpeopledonotknow.Sowhenweenjoytheholiday,weneedtoknowmoreaboutthetraditionalculture.
AforeigngirlshotavideotoaskChineseyoungpeoplesomethingaboutMid-autumnfestival.Toeverybody'ssurprise,alotofthemdidnotknowthestoryaboutthisbigday.WhenIwasverysmall,IhavewatchedmanyTVseriestellingaboutthemythofHouYiandhiswife.IlearnedmanyChinesemythsandlegendsfromtheshows.Thoughsomepeopleenjoythefestival,theyshouldlearntheculture.
WiththedevelopmentofChineseeconomicpower,moreandmoreforeignersareinterestedinlearningChinese.Someareverycrazyaboutthetraditionalculture.Theystudyfamousgreatoldpoemsandnovels,treatingthegreatcharactersasidols.
Thetraditionalfestivalistheimportantwaytopreserveourculture,whichisthegreattreasureofhumanbeing.Wearesoproudofit,becauseitispriceless.