Western Holidays Celebrated in China 西方节日在中国 China has become more commercialized and less ideological,and the Chinese are enjoying more relaxed social control.中国变得越来越商品化,缺乏独立的思想体系 As a result,they have adopted some Western holidays.因此,他们采纳了很多西方节日.While Chinese,mostly young people,celebrate them for fun,businessmen see a great opportunity to make money.与此同时,大多数年轻人为了好玩而庆祝这些节日,商家却看到了这个赚钱的大好机会.Valentine's Day 情人节 It has become as big a holiday among the young Chinese as it does in the rest of the world.它已经像在世界其他国家一样,成为中国年轻人中一个很重要（或流行）的节日.Greeting cards and flowers,predominantly roses,are sold in the millions.祝福卡片和花,尤其是玫瑰花,简直天价出售.The Chinese,however,limit the present giving to their spouses,lovers,and sex partners while in the West,candies can be given to friends and colleagues.然而,在中国,只限于送礼物给他们的配偶,爱人,和性伴侣,但在西方,节日的甜蜜可以给朋友或同事.This difference may be attributed to the mis-translation of Valentine's Day as qingrenjie,in which,qingren means lovers.这大概是由于把Valentine's Day错译为情人节了吧,而情人在中国意味着爱人.There are cries for replacing this foreign celebration of love with the traditional Chinese Qixi (Seventh Day of the Seventh Lunar Month),a day that commemorizes the legendary Cowherd and Weaving Girl.也有关于用中国的七夕节（农历七月的第七天）这个传统的有着牛郎织女美丽传说的关于爱的节日代替情人节的呼声.Christmas 圣诞节 The Chinese,particularly the young generation,embrace Christmas without paying attention to its religious background.中国人,尤其是年轻的一代,欣然接受圣诞节,而忽略了它的宗教背景.They decorate their homes with Christmas trees and lights,giving their children Christmas gifts,and go to parties to enjoy a carnival-like night.他们用圣诞树,灯装饰他们的屋子,给他们的孩子圣诞礼物,还举行舞会来享受狂欢般的夜晚.Christmas atmosphere is only too evident in the busy streets of major cities where shops,restaurants,and hotels show their best to allure customers.圣诞节的最引人注目的标志是大多数城市里忙碌的大街小巷,商店,旅馆,餐馆等等都拿出他们最好的商品来招引顾客.Santas,mostly played by young women,are their best "tools" of promotion.大多少女们都爱玩的圣诞老人是他们热销的玩具.
