中国社会调查事务所的一份调查显示，53.6%的年轻人过“洋节”是为了“找个快乐的理由”；对于“洋节与中国传统节日有何区别”，57.1%的男性认为“中国传统节日停留在吃、穿等物质享受层面上，而洋节更注重精神的交流”，60.7%的女性认为“洋节轻松自在，中国传统节日过得累”。
An investigation made by China’s Social Survey Office shows that 53.6% of the young people celebrate Western festivals just for the purpose of “finding an excuse for fun”. As for “the difference between Western and traditional Chinese festivals”, 57.1% of the males think that traditional Chinese festivals are limited to material enjoyment, such as delicious food and fine clothes, while Western festivals lay more stress on spiritual exchange. And 60.7% of the females hold that they are carefree when celebrating a Western festival, but are exhausted during a traditional Chinese festival.
