HOLIDAY SEASON Spring Festival is China's biggest celebration,but foreign holidays such as Christmas and Valentine's Day are making inroads  

作　　者：ZHANG ZHIPING 

出　　处：《Beijing Review》2006年第4期20-23,1,共5页北京周报（英文版）

摘　　要：As China opens to the world, Chinese people are embracing the Western world's holidays. Christmas, Valentine's Day and Halloween are all growing in popularity, as the commercial aspects of these celebrations find an audience. Young people say they feel increasingly detached from traditions associated with age-old Chinese festivals, such as Spring Festival, which starts January 29 this year and marks the lunar New Year. But Spring Festival isn't going anywhere yet, and this week the country heads home en mas...As China opens to the world, Chinese people are embracing the Western world's holidays. Christmas, Valentine's Day and Halloween are all growing in popularity, as the commercial aspects of these celebrations find an audience. Young people say they feel increasingly detached from traditions associated with age-old Chinese festivals, such as Spring Festival, which starts January 29 this year and marks the lunar New Year. But Spring Festival isn't going anywhere yet, and this week the country heads home en ...

关 键 词：HOLIDAY SEASON Spring Festival is China’s biggest celebration but foreign holidays such as Christmas and Valentine’s Day are making inroads 

分 类 号：D669.3[政治法律—政治学]