In this era of information explosion, where everyone is exposed to very different cultural elements, Western holidays such as Christmas have become almost synonymous with globalization. But lately, China seems to be going through a process of cultural return. This year, the atmosphere of Christmas has significantly faded in Chinese mainland, which is not only a demonstration of national cultural confidence, but also the need for the inheritance of Chinese civilization.
The Internet, as a new front for cultural communication, is changing. Some voices are starting to rise up, calling for the Internet to inherit Chinese culture and resist imitation of the West. People are beginning to reflect on whether cultural inheritance in the Internet age is gradually derailing.
Once upon a time, domestic children's awareness of traditional festivals became weaker and weaker. Faced with a screen full of Santa Claus and Christmas trees, their memories of the Spring Festival are becoming more and more blurred. This phenomenon has aroused deep thought from all walks of life.
As a manifestation of cultural self-awareness, the national level has advocated a ban on the excessive dissemination of foreign festivals. This is not a closure, but a protection and respect for the native culture. It aims to balance the impact of globalization and allow traditional culture to be better inherited.
In this context, influencers, as opinion leaders in the new era, have begun to shoulder the responsibility of promoting local culture. Their words and deeds can influence thousands of young people, and their cultural choices have an exemplary effect.
However, the public often values money more than traditional values. This is a side effect of the market economy and a challenge to cultural traditions. In a materialistic society, the significance of traditional festivals seems to be gradually marginalized.
As a result, all sectors of society have begun to call for the protection and importance of traditional Chinese festivals. The protection of festival culture is not only the protection of history, but also the protection of the spiritual home of the nation. It helps younger generations better understand their cultural roots.
In this wave of cultural self-consciousness, we see the cultural self-confidence of a strong country. The waning of Christmas in China may be a microcosm of this self-confidence and cultural return. In the future, China's traditional festivals will be reborn under the new way of cultural communication and inherited for thousands of years.