Today's Mother's Day did originate in the United States, but with the development of the times, it has spread around the world and has become an important holiday to express love and gratitude to mothers. We should not deny Mother's Day on the grounds of "foreign festivals", but should focus on how to better remember and bless mothers.
The essence of a festival lies in remembrance and blessings, not in the regional and cultural origins of its origin. Mother's Day is a celebration of Mother's care and dedication to us, which is equal to all countries and nationalities. Various ethnic groups express their love for their mothers in different ways, which reflects the universal value of human beings' pursuit of family affection.
If a festival is recognized and accepted by the public, its meaning will be fully released. In the context of today's advanced information technology and frequent exchanges among various ethnic groups, the exchange and integration of festival culture of various countries has become an inevitable trend.
Mother's Day is a goodwill festival adopted and celebrated by the Chinese, which not only enriches our channels for expressing family affection, but also reflects the progress and openness of the Chinese nation in tolerance and learning from foreign cultures. The progress of a civilization often requires learning from the strengths of all parties. Looking at the festival culture of all ethnic groups in the world with an open and inclusive attitude will be more conducive to our exchanges and mutual learning with other countries.
May Day is also a festival that began to be celebrated after adopting international practices, but the spirit of working people to create a better life that it promotes is in line with the concept of "hard work and entrepreneurship" in traditional Chinese culture. Whether a festival is "home-produced" does not affect its inner meaning and our identity.
With an open and enterprising heart, we should understand and embrace the values shared by people around the world. What matters about a festival is its connotation, not its external origin. Chinese celebrate Mother's Day to express their infinite love for their mothers, while May Day promotes the spirit of hard work.
These values are highly consistent with the idea of filial piety and the spirit of hard work and struggle, which are most important in traditional Chinese culture, and have been widely recognized. With the upgrading of economic globalization and cultural exchanges, the exchange of festivals and cultures between countries will become the general trend.
We don't have to worry too much about whether a festival is self-created or foreign, but we should learn from it with an open and inclusive attitude and absorb and inherit the connotations that are beneficial to us. At the same time, we should also protect and carry forward the essence of traditional Chinese festivals, so that they can grow and develop in the new process.
Only by learning foreign culture in an inclusive way and attaching importance to one's own culture can we promote the development of festival culture and make it truly a bridge between different societies. This is in line with China's core values of cultural self-confidence and openness and inclusiveness as a major country.