圣诞快乐 (Shèngdàn kuàilè)! In America, Christmas is arguably the biggest holiday of the year. Stores have been putting up decorations and playing Christmas music since before Thanksgiving. Kids get two or three weeks off from school to celebrate and go on vacation. But is Christmas such a big deal in Eastern culture? Here’s how people in China might celebrate Christmas.
With a population that is only 2% Christain, many Chinese families do not celebrate Christmas for the religious significance. December 25 is not observed as a national holiday, so people do not get off of school or work. Most rural areas do not put up decorations, even though the factories in Yiwu, in western China, produce 60% of the world’s Christmas decorations. However, in larger cities, Christmas has become a big commercial holiday, with stores having winter promotions.
[zombify_post]
0 Comments