MerryChristmasAnti-westernfestivalAnti-antiwesternfestivalVSChina'snewanti-Christmascampaignleavescitizenscelebratinginsecret

Christmasisapproachingbutinsteadoffeelingjoyful,manyinmainlandChinahaveexpressedfrustrationoverChina'sideologicalcampaignagainstChristmasasaWesternfestival. In2017,theCommunistPartyofChina'scentralcommitteeandstatecouncilissuedanofficialdocumententitled"SuggestionsontheimplementationofprojectstopromoteanddeveloptraditionalChinesecultureexcellence."

TheyoutlinedaculturalrevivalprojectthatlistsChinesefestivalsliketheLunarNewYearandtheLanternFestival,amongothers,asculturalconventionsworthyofcelebration.《關于實施中華優秀傳統文化傳承發展工程的意見》 Toimplementthispolicy,Chineseauthoritieshavelaunchedaseriesofcampaignstocrackdownonnon-Chinesecelebrations.Thisyear,justbeforeChristmas,authoritiesinsomecities

havedemandedshopstoremoveChristmasdecorationsonthestreetsandinwindowdisplays. Anti-WesternfestivalcommentarieshavefloodedWeibo,China'spopularsocialmediaplatform,makingChristmascelebrationsadifficultchoiceforsomewhofeeltheymustkeeptheirjoyasecret.

Headlinesshowthatfestivalscelebrationshavebecomeapoliticalissue:Westernfestivalisapproaching.Tocelebrateornot,that’sthequestion.

IamChineseandIdon’tcelebrateWesternfestivals.SaynotothecelebrationofWesternfestivalsontheschoolcampus.Theparty-statehasbannedWesternfestivals.

InadditiontoChristmas,thelistofWesternfestivalsalsoincludesValentine’sDay,EasterandHalloween,amongothers.AmajorityofthecommentariesdefineWesternfestivalsas“culturalinvasion”or“nationalhumiliation."Forexample,awidelycirculatedone

said: Ifpeopleofanationaretooenthusiasticaboutcelebratingothernations’festivals,itindicatesthatthecountryissufferedfromextremelyseriousculturalinvasion.Ifpartymembersandgovernmentofficialsarenotawareofthis,itmeansthattheyarenotpoliticallysensitiveandhavelosttheirprogressiveness. Thefloodofanti-Christmascommentsonsocialmediahasgeneratedpressureforsomesocialmediauserstoself-censor.AWeibouserexpressed

frustration: Christmasisapproaching.Inmyfriendcircle,anti-Westernfestivalcampsandanti-antiWesternfestivalcampsaredebating.Whetheronelikestocelebrateornotisnoneofothers’business,whydopeoplejusthavetoforceotherstoagreewiththeirview?Everyonestandingononesideistoocrowded.Forthoseofuswhoareinthemiddle,inordertocreateabalance,wehavetostandontheotherside. Pressuregoesbeyondsocialmediaplatforms,extendingtoinstitutionssuchasschoolsandcorporations.BuildChina’sCulturalConfidence·Theseabeinggrandforittakesinwaterfromeveryriver.海納百川有容乃大·Thewisemanlistenstoallsides.Christmas

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