Children set off firecrackers during the Spring Festival. [File Photo]

Question: how to make the Chinese traditional festival more fun for children?

55.1 percent, to re-pick up the cultural connotation of the Chinese traditional festivals;

37.7 percent, to enhance the amusement atmosphere on Chinese traditional festivals;

20 percent, communities should organize more activities on Chinese traditional festivals;

15.5 percent; to make Chinese traditional festivals more influential to the young people;

13.5 percent; to tell people how to celebrate the Chinese traditional festivals on cartoon and television programs.

According to Professor Yang, in the past, the carnival atmosphere of Chinese traditional festivals was no less than the present Western festivals. The dragon dance and lion dance, as well as the temple fair on the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, were quite fun. However, nowadays the temple fair only sells some small commodities and gradually lost the feeling of freshness among people. Thus, how to preserve the feeling of freshness like the Western festivals is important, and there is much room for improvement in this aspect.

Besides, some respondents said that we are losing our traditions. During the Spring Festival, children loved to set off firecrackers and receive red packets. However, the red packets have become a way for them compare with each other to see who got more money. Because of air pollution, kids also cannot set off firecrackers in the city.

Some said that in their childhood the traditional festival used to be fun. For example, kids could carry their lanterns around the neighborhood to ask for candles on the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it was fun for them.

Professor Yang said that the Chinese traditional festivals focus more on the traditional culture and pay more attention to the family reunion, the nature, and the solar terms, but the Western festivals are more amusing. We can make the best of both Chinese traditional festivals and Western festivals.

According to some, although they don't mind their children celebrating the Western festivals, but they prefer them to enjoy the Chinese traditional festival and understand the culture.

Thus, how to make the traditional festival more attractive to young people and kids and make the festivals carry on the nation's traditions and culture should be considered seriously.