There has been much discussion revolving around the issue of whether the meaning of traditional festival was forgotten by many people. Personally, I tend to disagree with this for the following reasons.
First and foremost, most people are able to know the meaning of their traditional and religious festivals by their name. For example, In Thailand, we have numbers of festivals and I believe many of us know the meaning of it as we can interpret by the name of the festival such as the Loy Kratong festival. Loy means floating in water in the Thai language, while Kratong is symbolic of thank you or apologise. Therefore we can translate that the Loy Kratong festival is related to thank you, apologise, or realise of the benefit of water which we use in our daily life as we float the Kratong in the river or canal.
Another important factor is children were taught and examine the meaning of these festivals, especially children in Thailand so they have to remember the true meaning of every traditional or religious festival if they want to pass the exam. This requirement to remembering the meaning of the festival is not only for kids but also for teenagers. University admission also provides a set of exams related to the festival due to the fact that we are in a society that everyone needs to protect our own traditional festivals to last longer. That's the reason why it is contained in the school's outline including the university admission examination.
I admit that there are some other people who might forget the real meaning of some festivals and they only want to enjoy themselves. Despite that, the majority in our society still remember it which we can find plenty of evidence from our own experience.
In conclusion, I would argue that the meaning of traditional cultures or religious festivals have not forgotten by most people based on the above reasoning I have presented.
There has been much discussion revolving around the issue of whether the
meaning
of
traditional
festival
was forgotten
by
many
people
.
Personally
, I tend to disagree with this for the following reasons.
First
and foremost, most
people
are able to know the
meaning
of their
traditional
and religious
festivals
by their name.
For example
, In Thailand, we have numbers of
festivals
and I believe
many
of us know the
meaning
of it as we can interpret by the name of the
festival
such as the
Loy
Kratong
festival
.
Loy
means floating in water in the Thai language, while
Kratong
is symbolic of thank you or
apologise
.
Therefore
we can translate that the
Loy
Kratong
festival
is related
to thank you,
apologise
, or
realise
of the benefit of water which we
use
in our daily life as we float the
Kratong
in the river or canal.
Another
important
factor is children
were taught
and examine the
meaning
of these
festivals
,
especially
children in Thailand
so
they
have to
remember the true
meaning
of every
traditional
or religious
festival
if they want to pass the exam. This requirement to remembering the
meaning
of the
festival
is not
only
for kids
but
also
for
teenagers
. University admission
also
provides a set of exams related to the
festival
due to the fact that we are in a society that everyone needs to protect our
own
traditional
festivals
to last longer. That's the reason why it
is contained
in the school's outline including the university admission examination.
I admit that there are
some
other
people
who might forget the real
meaning
of
some
festivals and
they
only
want to enjoy themselves. Despite that, the majority in our society
still
remember it which we can find
plenty
of evidence from our
own
experience.
In conclusion
, I would argue that the
meaning
of
traditional
cultures or religious
festivals
have not forgotten by most
people
based on the above reasoning I have presented.