现在大城市都流行过西方的节日，如圣诞节、愚人节等，请对这一现象发表你的看法

Nowadays,thereappearsaphenomenonthatthewesterncustomsarespreadingintotheeastcountriesstepbystep,thusmakingmanyinhabitantswholiveinbigcitiesenjoythemselvesonthesewesternfestivalssuchasChristmasDay,AprilFool’sDay,etc.Suchphenomenonshowsusthattheworldpeoplearegettingclosegraduallyandtheworldisbecomingsmallerandsmalleraswell.Therefore,inmyopinion,it’sanormalphenomenonswellasanecessarytrend.

Firstofall,itshowsthatweChinesehavebecomemuchopenerratherthanclingingtosomeveryoldcustoms,whichareoppositeourliving.Lookingbackonthehistory,wecanfindtheanswertowhyourChinawasverypoorandweakinthe1800’s.Yes,theansweristhatweclosedourselvesnottoletothercountriesknowaboutus,andthisledustoaveryhardroadonwhichwesufferedmanywarsthatmanyEuropeancountrieslaunched.SoIthinkitismorethannecessarytoacceptothercustomsinsteadofclosingourselves.Ofcourse,festivalsarejustthebeginning.

What’smore,theOpenandReformPolicyresultsinthis.SoIwanttosayitisagreatachievementforthepolicy.Sincewetookthepolicyintopractice,ourcountryisdevelopingwitharapidspeed.Nodoubtitisanessentialtrend.

Lastbutnottheleast,wemaygetcloserandclosernotonlytoourhomefriendsbutalsotomanyforeigners.Wecanneverfeelembarrassedfornotknowingtheother’scustomsandmanners.Andmoremisunderstandingscanbeavoidedaswell.

Tosumup,thetrendhasitsgreatadvantagetoacertainextent.However,ifweadmirethewesterncustomstoomuch,itwillbeadisadvantagebecauseChinaisourowncountry,allofusshouldenjoyapatrioticheart.Wishinthenearfuture,wecanseethesituationthatwesternersareenjoyingthemselvesontheSpringFestival.