A festival is the celebration of an agricultural or a religious traditional event. While some festivals have lost their original purposes, I disagree that they are merely for entertainment; instead, there is significant effort to revive the tradition of our ancestors.
The origins of festivals are linked with agriculture and religions. In the harvest season, after a year of hard work, rewarded by ample food, people could finally enjoy themselves with music and ritual ceremonies. As a result, tradition and religious festivals were created to provide entertainment and group cohesion. Various festivals started to appear throughout history, each had its own cultural and religious meaning.
The Industrialization Revolution has made agriculture less important, resulted in a decline in cultural awareness. The Halloween was originally a harvest festival of the Gaelic, however, recently it has become an entertainment event, with people wearing costume and drinking in the night. The same thing happened in Vietnam not so long ago, where Hau Dong - the practice of spirit mediums - gradually declined in the twentieth century.
However, there is a rise of traditional awareness around the world. For example, Hau Dong has been revived, with thousands of people attending the festival. Numerous efforts to signify the importance of cultural identity have been made worldwide, such as teaching history lessons to the children, or preservation and translation ancient texts into modern languages. Many young people are growing interest in their tradition, with the celebration of ancient festivals like The Olympics Games is a clear evidence.
To summarize, I acknowledge that some festivals have lost their original meanings. However, the effort to reinvigorate our culture has made significant impacts, thus the traditional and religious of festivals will be preserved into the future.
A
festival
is the celebration of an agricultural or a
religious
traditional
event
. While
some
festivals
have lost their original purposes, I disagree that they are
merely
for entertainment;
instead
, there is significant effort to revive the tradition of our ancestors.
The origins of
festivals
are linked
with agriculture and religions. In the harvest season, after a year of
hard
work, rewarded by ample food,
people
could
finally
enjoy themselves with music and ritual ceremonies.
As a result
, tradition and
religious
festivals
were created
to provide entertainment and group cohesion. Various
festivals
started
to appear throughout history, each had its
own
cultural and
religious
meaning.
The Industrialization Revolution has made agriculture less
important
, resulted in a decline in cultural awareness. The Halloween was
originally
a harvest
festival
of the Gaelic,
however
, recently it has become an entertainment
event
, with
people
wearing costume and drinking in the night.
The
same thing happened in Vietnam not
so
long ago, where
Hau
Dong
-
the practice of spirit mediums
-
gradually
declined in the twentieth century.
However
, there is a rise of traditional awareness around the world.
For example
,
Hau
Dong has
been revived
, with thousands of
people
attending the
festival
. Numerous efforts to signify the importance of cultural identity have
been made
worldwide, such as teaching history lessons to the children, or preservation and translation ancient texts into modern languages.
Many
young
people
are growing interest in their tradition, with the celebration of ancient
festivals
like The Olympics Games is a
clear
evidence.
To summarize
, I acknowledge that
some
festivals
have lost their original meanings.
However
, the effort to reinvigorate our culture has made significant impacts,
thus
the traditional and
religious
of
festivals
will
be preserved
into the future.