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1 | Chinese Authorities Weren't Feeling the Christmas Spirit This Year | Tsy Tian'ny Manampahefana Shinoa Ny Fanahin'ny Krismasy Farany Teo |
2 | College students in Hunan province held anti-Christmas pageant. | Mpianatry ny kolejy ao amin'ny faritanin'i Hunan manatontosa fifaninanana hatsaran-tarehy anti-krismasy. |
3 | Image from Sina Weibo. | Sary avy amin'ny Sina Weibo. |
4 | The Christmas atmosphere this year in China was less than joyful, as online voices challenged local authorities who publicly boycotted and banned the Western festival. | Tsy nifanehatra tamin'ny fifaliana loatra ny rivotry ny krismasy tamin'ity taona [2014] ity tany Shina, araka ny hita amin'ireo feo mifampihantsy amin'ny manampahefana any an-toerana manao ampahibemaso ny ankivy sy ny fandraràna ny fetin'ny Tandrefana. |
5 | Last Wednesday, university students in the central province of Hunan, where People's Republic of China founding father Mao Zedong was from, held an anti-Christmas pageant with banners declaring that “Chinese should not celebrate foreign festivals.” | Tamin'ny alarobia nialoha ny krismasy, ny mpianatry ny oniversite tao afovoan'ny faritany Hunan, izay niavian'ny ray mpanorina ny Repoblika Entim-Bahoakan'i Shina, Mao Zedong, no nanatontosa fifaninanana hatsaran-tarehy anti-krismasy ahitana sora-baventy manamabara fa “Ny Shinoa tsy tokony hankalaza fety vahiny.” |
6 | Some students later complained online that they actually were forced by the university authorities to wear traditional Chinese costumes and to display anti-Christmas banners. | Nisy mpianatra sasantsasany nitaraina an-tserasera taty aoriana fa ny tena marina dia noteren'ny manampahefana ao amin'ny oniversite ry zareo hitafy nentin-drazana shinoa sy hampiseho sora-baventy anti-krismasy. |
7 | Education officials in the coastal city of Wenzhou issued a decree banning the celebration of Christmas-themed events at schools. | Ny tompon'andraikitra ara-panabeazana ao amin'ny tanàna amoron-dranomasin'i Wenzhou izao dia namoaka didim-panjakana mandrara ny fety mifandraika amin'ny krismasy any an-tsekoly. |
8 | Students at a different university in northwestern China were forced to endure three hours of propaganda films, including one glorifying philosopher Confucius, as local media reported. | Ireo mpianatra any amin'ny oniversite isan-karazany ao avaratra andrefan'i Shina indray dia noterena hiaritra hijery sarimihetsika propagandy maharitra ora telo, ka tafiditra amin'izany ny fanandratana ilay Filôzôfy Confucius, hoy ny tatitry ny fampitam-baovao tao an-toerana. |
9 | Faculty members literally stood outside classrooms, making sure no one tried to sneak off to partake in illicit Christmas cheer. | Nisy mihitsy aza ireo mpandraharahan'ny sekoly ambony tena nijoro teo ivelan'ny lakilasy mihitsy mba tsy hisy na dia iray aza ho tafaporitsaka any ivelany na handray anjara amin'ny fankalazana krismasy tsy ara-dalàna. |
10 | “Be good Chinese boys and girls, and oppose adulation of foreign festivals,” read one banner strung across the campus of Modern College of Northwest University in Xi'an, home to the famed Terracotta Warriors. | “Aoka mba ho zatovolahy sy zatovovavy Shinoa maodely ka tohero ny fandokafana ny fety vahiny,” hoy ny fivakin'ny sora-baventy iray mandravaka ny tokotanin-tsekoly ao amin'ny Kolejy Maoderin'ny Oniversite Avaratra andrefana ao Xi'an, toerana ahitana ireo mpiady vita amin'ny tany masaka [sarivongana]. |
11 | Although controversies against increasingly popular western festivals have emerged from time to time, this surge of anti-Santa activities suggests that the Communist Party is continuing its campaign against Western values. | Na dia miserana tsindraindray aza ny adihevitra ateraky ny fiakaran-dazan'ny fetim-bahoaka tandrefana, ity fisondrotry ny hetsika manohitra ny dadabe noely ity no mametraka fa mbola manohy amin'nyf anoherana ny soatoavina tandrefana hatrany ny Antoko Komonista. |
12 | Christians in Wenzhou, a prosperous city with rapidly growing number of Christians in Zhejiang Province, have suffered regular crackdowns on church buildings. | Ny Kristiana ao Wenzhou, tanàna mandroso dia mandroso ahitana ny fitomboan'isa haingan'ny Kristiana ao amin'ny faritanin'i Zhejiang, dia niaritra ny famotehana miverimberina hatrany amin'ny trano fiangonan'izy ireo. |
13 | The policy statement issued by the local government suggests the campaign is actually aimed at regulating “overly popular” religious activities. | Ny fanambarana ara-politikan'ny fanaovan-dalàna avoakan'ny governemanta ao an-toerana no mametraka fa ny tena tanjon'ny fanentanana dia ny ifehezana ny “fitiavana mitady hiorim-paka ao amin'ny maro” amin'ireo hetsika ara-pivavahana. |
14 | Christmas, nonetheless, has become big business in China, with retailers enjoying increasing sales in late December. | Na dia eo aza anefa izany dia lasa fotoana iroboroboan'ny fandraharahan'ny varotra ao Shina ny krismasy, fa maro ireo mpaninjara no faly amin'ny fiakaran'ny volamaty rehefa ho tapitra ny volana desambra. |
15 | Even if the holiday is largely devoid of its religious connotations, gift-giving among young Chinese is popular. | Na dia esorina amin'ilay fety aza ny endrika ara-pivavahana, dia malaza eo amin'ny Shinoa tanora ny fifanolorana fanomezana. |
16 | For many young Chinese, Christmas is simply a lighthearted diversion that has little to do with religious faith. | Hoan'ireo Shinoa tanora maro dia fotoana fialam-boly mahafinaritra tsy misy ifandraisany loatra amin'ny fivavahana ny krismasy. |
17 | But hard-line traditionalists and Communist doctrinaires say the growing prevalence of Christmas has been manipulated by outside forces to subvert the Party's ruling and traditional Chinese culture. | Saingy milaza ireo mpifikitra amin'ny fotokevitra mpandala ny nentin-drazana sy komonista fa misy hery avy any ivelany manao fitaovana ny fiakaran-danjan'ny krismasy mba hanozongozonana ny Antoko mitondra sy ny kolontsaina nenti-paharazana shinoa. |
18 | News portal site Sina highlighted the story of a speech by the head of China's State Bureau of Religious Affairs, who visited two churches in Beijing before Christmas and told the religious personnel that they should make sure that the content of Christianity is consistent with socialist core values as well as resist the infiltrative activities of outside forces through Christianity. | Ny vavahadim-baovaon'ny habaka Sina dia nanasongadina ny tantaran'ilay kabary nataon'ny lehiben'ny Biraom-Panjakana misahana ny raharaham-pivavahana, izay nitsidika fiangonana roa tao Beijing talohan'ny krismasy ary niteny tamin'ireo mpitari-pivavahana fa tokony hifanaraka amin'ny soatoavina fototra sosialista ny votoatim-pivavahana kristiana ary hijoro amin'ny fanoherana ny asam-pandrokirokiana ataon'ny hery avy any ivelany miditra amin'ny alalan'ny kristianisma. |
19 | Celebrities with a Christian background have become the target of state media attacks. | Lasa lasibatry ny fanenjehan'ny fampitam-baovaom-panjakana ireo olomalaza avy ao amin'ny tontolo kristiana. |
20 | For example, military newspaper People Liberation Army Daily accused popular Christian actor Sun Haiying on its Twitter-like Weibo account of slandering Party founders like Mao Zedong and asked, “Can a Christian play the role of an excellent Communist?” | Ohatra, ny gazety miaramila mivoaka isan'andro dia niampanga tao amin'ny kaontiny Weibo mitovy amin'ny Twitter ilay mpiantsehatra kristiana malaza Sun Haiying ho manendrikendrika ny mpanorina ny Antoko tahaka an'i Mao Zedong ary nanontany hoe, “Afa-miantsehatra ny anjara toeran'ny Komonista iray tsara dia tsara ve ny Kristiana?” |
21 | Newspaper Global Times labelled Sun as “the third weapon” of disseminating American political ideas and values in the cloak of Christianity to topple China, following weapons of universal values and constitutionalism. | Ny gazety Global Times dia namarinatra an'i Sun ho “ilay fitaovam-piadiana fahatelo” amin'ny fampielezana ny hevitra sy soatoavina ara-politika Amerikana ao ambadiky ny kristianisma mba handaboka an'i Shina, aorian'ny fitaovam-piadian'ny soatoavina manerantany sy ny foto-dalàmpanorenana. |
22 | The anti-Christmas and anti-Christianity activities were quickly met with a wave of refutations and scorn on Weibo, including from some popular commentators and intellectuals. | Niteraka onjam-panoherana sy tsipaka tao amin'ny Weibo avy hatrany ireo hetsika anti-krismasy sy anti-kristianisma ireo, ka anisan'ny nandray anjara tamin'izany tsipaka izany ireo manampahaizana sy mpaneho hevitra manana ny lazany. |
23 | Popular writer “Fat man Tian You” criticized that the anti-Christmas activities were essentially a politically ideological campaign aiming to continue brainwashing students: | Mpanoratra malaza “Katavilahy Tian You” nitsikeera fa ireo hetsika anti-krismasy natao dia saiky fanentanana ara-politika fanohizana ny fanasana atidoha ny mpianatra hatrany : |
24 | Is forbidding young people from enjoying Christmas just a weird university regulation? | Tsy lalàna hafahafa any amin'ny oniversite ve ny fandrarana ny tanora hifaly amin'ny krismasy? |
25 | No, it's the political movement against the trend. | Tsia, hetsika politika hanoherana ny fironan'ny maro io. |
26 | Actually what they want to boycott is not Christmas, but Western thinking. | Ny tena marina ny tian-dry zareo atao ankivy dia tsy ny krismasy fa ny fisainana tandrefana. |
27 | Because once the Christian thoughts of equality and fraternity are accepted by university students, the conservative power's brainwashing will lose its effect. | Satria raha vao eken'ny mpianatry ny oniversite ny fisainana kristiana momba ny fitoviana sy ny firahalahiana, dia tsy handaitra intsony ny fanasana atidohan'ny fanhefana mpandala ny nentin-drazana. |
28 | Once the students have independent ideas, they will not be tools manipulated by conservative power. | Raha vao manana hevitra mahaleotena ny mpianatra, dia tsy ho fitaovana ampiasain'ny fahefana nentin-drazana intsony. |
29 | Then the conservative power will lose their privileges. | Ka dia ho very tombondahiny ny fahefana nentin-drazana. |
30 | Zhao Xiao, a popular economist and a Christian, raised concerns over the material culture surrounding Christmas and spoke highly of missionaries disseminating modern civilization to China: | Zhao Xiao, mpahay toekarena sady Kristiana, naneho ny ahiahiny amin'ny fanjakazakan'ny kolontsaina materialista manodidina ny krismasy ary nanandratra ireo misionera nampiely ny sivilizasiona maoderina tao Shina: |
31 | What should be more discussed is how Christmas should be spent. | Ny tokony hiadian-kevitra kokoa dia ny fomba handalovana ny krismasy. |
32 | All of the traditional festivals have some meanings of religion. | Manana dika ara-pivavahana avokoa ny fety nentin-drazana rehetra. |
33 | Now these festivals have become so materialistic and commercial that they stray far from their original holy meanings. | Ankehitriny lasa mirona tafahoatra amin'ny materialy sy amin'ny ara-barotra ireo fety ireo ka manalavitra azy ireo amin'ny dikany masina ara-pivavahana. |
34 | He further explained the history of Christianity in China: | Nohazavainy avy eo ny tantaran'ny Kristianisma tao Shina: |
35 | Christianity was introduced into China when Western colonialism expanded, so it has been connected with colonialism and imperialism. | Tafiditra tao Shina ny Kristianisma rehefa nivelatra ny fanjanahantany tandrefana, noho izany dia misy ifandraisany amin'ny kôlônialisma sy ny imperialisma izy io. |
36 | Overall, most of the missionaries came to China with beliefs. | Amin'ny ankapobeny, tonga tao Shina tamin'ny finoany ny ankamaroan'ireo misionera. |
37 | To be fair, it's this group of ‘outside forces' who have constantly penetrated into China for the love of God and of China that eventually brought modern civilization to China. | Tsorina, io vondrona ‘hery ivelany' izay tsy nitsaha-niditra tao Shina io, noho ny fitiavana an'Andriamanitra sy fitiavana an'i Shina, no nitondra ny sivilizasiona maoderina tamin'i Shina. |
38 | Lei Yi, a famous historian with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, mocked the anti-Western camp: | Lei Yi, malaza amin'ny fahaizana tantara mpikambana ao amin'ny Akademia Shinoa amin'ny Siansa Sosialy, naneso ireo antokon'n'ny mpanohitra tandrefana: |
39 | Some people even don't know that ‘Sunday' is originally ‘the day to go to church'. | Misy olona dia tsy mahalala fa ny dikan'ny ‘Alahady' tamin'ny voalohany anie ka hoe ‘andro andehanana any am-piangonana'. |
40 | Let's resist it because it's not a Chinese tradition. | Andao hotoherina fa tsy fomban-drazana shinoa io. |
41 | We should go to work and school everyday, right? | Tokony hiasa sy hianatra isan'andro isika, sa tsy izay? |
42 | Some people interested in this could write a thesis: A study on the encroachment of Western culture and colonial culture: How the custom of ‘Sunday' was introduced to China. | Afa-manoratra fanohanan-kevitra ny olona sasany liana aminy : Famakafakana ny fifaningoran'ny kolontsaina tandrefana sy ny kolontsaina kôlônialy: Ahoana ny fomba nampidirana ny fomban'ny ‘Alahady' teto Shina. |
43 | Zhang Ming, a well-known politician at Renmin University, questioned that authorities don't seem worried about some corrupt officials who could bring down China, and instead targeted an actor as a potential enemy: | Zhang Ming, politisiana malaza ao amin'ny Oniversite Renmin, nitsikera fa toa tsy manahy akory amin'ireo mpiasampanjakana ambony mpanao kolikoly izay mety hampidaraboka an'i Shina ny manampahefana, fa ny ataony dia ny manao lasibatra ireo izay mety ho fahavalon'izany : |
44 | Is it an actor who could be the weapon that topples China, and not [former security tsar] Zhou Yongkang, [former vice president of Liberation Army] Xu Caihou, or [aid to former General Secretary Hu Jingtao] Ling Jihua? | Mpiantsehatra iray ve no mety ho fitaovam-piadiana hanjera an'i Shina, fa tsy [lehiben'ny mpitandro ny filaminana teo aloha] Zhou Yongkang, [filoha lefitry ny Tafi-Panafahana teo aloha] Xu Caihou, na [ny dekàn'ny (mpanolo-tsaina) Sekretera Jeneraly Hu Jingtao, teo aloha] Ling Jihua? |
45 | Isn't the TV drama “The Passionate Times” in which he acted in line with the ideology of the current socialist regime? | Fa angaha tsy ao anatin'ny ideolojian'ny fitondrana sosialista amin'izao fotoana ilay sarimihetsika amin'ny fahitalavitra “Ny Fotoam-Pitiavana Lalina” nolalaoviny? |
46 | Could he bring down China just by posting some microblogs? | Afa-manjera an'i Shina amin'ny alalan'ny famoahana bolongana bitika ve izy? |
47 | Do you smear the Chinese government as too weak? | Henonao ho malemy tokoa ve ny governemanta Shinoa ? |