Every year on the evening of February 24th of 65438+, the streets and alleys in our town are always brightly lit. The glass windows of shops and restaurants are decorated with various patterns and dolls, which are particularly eye-catching. I remember when I was in kindergarten, I could only watch my cousins, led by their parents, go to the supermarket to buy their favorite gifts every day. And clamoring for my father to buy me a present. But dad said, we are from China, but this foreign festival. We are from China, aren't cousins from China? Foreign holiday, why is Christmas a foreign holiday? These two questions have never been answered in my mind.

Until one day, my father brought me a book called Our Festival. I leaned against the window and read it in one breath. At this moment, I suddenly realized that my father has always called it a foreign holiday-Christmas, which is the day when Christian Jesus was born and the biggest festival in Europe and America. 65438+February 24th is Christmas Eve, and 65438+February 25th is Christmas Day. On Christmas Eve, there are Santa Claus, Christmas tree, Christmas presents and Christmas dinner. Children like to hang them on the Christmas tree. Both adults and children are playing crazy, singing and dancing. I don't know when this "foreign festival" was "imported" to China. People in China also began to celebrate Christmas. This kind of excitement is not worse than that of European and American countries.

In our family, as my father said, we must not miss this "foreign festival". Dad always says "foreign festivals", but it is patriotic to celebrate and love the festivals in his own country. When I was a little boy, I was filled with these by my father, and finally I was confused. Now, I finally know that my father is proud of his holiday, which is the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival is the most important, grand and lively national traditional festival in China. Our Spring Festival is not just a day, but from the first day of the first lunar month to the fifth day of the first lunar month. Some places will last until the fifteenth day of the first month or even the end of the month. Wow, as far as the celebration time is concerned, our festival is at least three days longer than Christmas, not to mention whether it has been postponed to the fifteenth day of the first month and the end of the month!

To have a lively Spring Festival, adults have to make a lot of preparations and be busy for a while. From the observation of festivals and the book Our Spring Festival, it can be clearly seen that when the Spring Festival comes, adults must first go to shops, vegetable markets and other places to buy new year's goods; On New Year's Eve, we always put up couplets on the portal. Put a big "Fu" on the lintel and stick it upside down for good luck. The most interesting thing is to keep watch on New Year's Eve. The whole family is eating delicious food, chatting, watching beautiful things and having a good time ... I'm afraid the most exciting thing for children on New Year's Eve is to set off firecrackers and fireworks, which is the so-called "firecrackers to say goodbye to the old year".

Oh, I see!

But in my little head, I have a question: As long as we don't cross the ocean festival, are we patriotic? I was puzzled, so I picked up the book and read it again and again. Finally, I rejected my father's patriotism.

After watching our festival, I became my father's little teacher. I told my father that in the face of festivals in China or abroad, we should do something, not do anything.

Do something. 1. Inheritance: China is an ancient civilization with a history of 5,000 years. Traditional festivals such as Spring Festival and Lantern Festival mentioned in the book are the cultural heritage of the motherland. We can't throw it away, we must do our best to promote traditional festivals. This is respect and worship for ancestors, and it also reflects the love for the history and culture of the motherland and the love for the motherland. This should be what Dad said about "patriotism"! As the future masters of the motherland, we should love our traditional festivals more. Whether it is the most lively Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day in memory of ancestors and deceased relatives, or the most romantic Tanabata ... we should pass it on from generation to generation. 2. Promotion: First of all, we should understand the culture of our own country and cultivate the patriotic feelings of every China person. Because understanding is the basis of doing anything. Listen to Dad: China is now actively communicating with other countries in the world. Make full use of these opportunities, vigorously promote the long-standing culture of China, and at the same time promote the traditional festivals of China to the whole world. This is the best publicity and the biggest advertisement for China. Let "foreigners" also spend a festival in China. In addition, we should selectively publicize some "foreign festivals" that are not mentioned in the book. For example, "Mother's Day" is to let all children remember their great mother, respect her, love her and be a filial festival. "Environmental Protection Day" is a very important festival in modern society. Let more children know the importance of protecting the natural environment, establish environmental awareness and let nature develop harmoniously. As long as we keep promoting foreign festivals, in my own words: "Don't let me in my mother's shoes, and don't let me in my sister's shoes. Please let me wear my own shoes to school. Then I will go all the way. " 3. Integration: In addition to inheriting the traditions handed down from generation to generation, as modern people, we should take its essence and choose the essence of traditional cultures of various countries to enrich our modern festivals. For example, "New Year's Day" originated in ancient Egypt, "Women's Day" originated in the United States, and "Labor Day" was founded in the United States ... The opening of the motherland has brought international festivals into our lives and made our holiday life more colorful. So people from all over the world came together.

Do something. During the Spring Festival, some families will buy high-grade supplements, good dishes and have a big banquet. After the Spring Festival, we will throw away the remaining things, and in a short time, these things will become garbage. The teacher said: waste is shameful. Precious resources have thus become "abandoned babies". After the Spring Festival, adults regret it even more. Why bother? ! Even, some adults regard the Spring Festival or some festivals as "playing cards day" and shut themselves in the house to play cards all day. Also, it is not advisable for my big brother and sister to face a holiday. Chinese New Year, sleeping at home, turned it into a "sleeping day". On the contrary, in the Christmas before the Spring Festival, they will party in groups all night on Christmas Eve. Look how much they worship foreign things and flatter foreign countries. Facing Chinese New Year and Christmas abroad are two completely different attitudes. If our ancestors knew, I think they would be sad and cry.

In the face of any festival and anything, we must adhere to the idea of "doing something and not doing something". Only in this way can we combine the advantages of spear and shield like tanks and exert greater power. Let our festivals become a source of enjoyment, a tool to promote culture and a door to the world.