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Q: What foreign holidays are (somewhat) celebrated in China?
In the past I've noticed a small interest in Thanksgiving (locals know what Ganenjie is anyway) and Christmas and Valentines Day of course. Are there any other big foreign holidays that are celebrated here? Or is it mostly the "Hallmark holidays" that have caught on?
Anything that girls can use as an excuse for demanding gifts is high on the acceptability list. (Just kind of kidding.)
Any Holiday which belong to U.S.A is considered as a global festival here in China and without knowing the meaning they wish each other and someone who think their English is better than other Chinese fellows they put such holiday wishes on almost all the social websites and also on QQ so that you can know that they know a lot about world and U.S.A....I think it is enough..i have to control myself..
I would think some of the religious holidays are celebrated here; e.g. Easter and Ramadan for practicing Christians and Muslims, respectively. I know my friend went to the local Church this year on Easter Sunday; he said it was packed (although, I'm sure the local shopping mall was packed like it normally is on Sunday as well 
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Christmas, Easter, a high level of curiosity regarding Thanksgiving, many, many Halloween parties for little children.
