When it comes to festivals, they are considered to play a pivotal role in connecting us with our backgrounds by preserving and promoting national, cultural, and religious identities. It is often argued that people have forgotten the original meaning of festivals, and many treat them as opportunities to have fun. While I partially agree with this assertion, in my opinion, there are still numerous festivals that are meaningful to individuals.
On the one hand, enjoyment is the primary goal for some people who celebrate specific festivals. Since people participate in these events to merely have fun, they will be distracted by pleasant moments and forget about the real purposes of these ancient rituals. On top of that, families do not take any steps to transfer these cultural heritages to their descendants. Halloween could be an ideal example here; many children do not know the origin of Halloween symbols like carved pumpkin or trick or treating or even the meaning of its name.
On the other hand, the underlying ideas of many celebrations have not been forgotten yet. That is to say, youngsters still learn about religious or cultural festivals by parents or schools in detail. In other words, the meaning of such ceremonies is so intertwined with the fabric of society that is hard to be decimated over time. To cite an example, Nowruz, the most fabulous Persian celebration, which begins at the exact moment of spring, is well-known, not even by Iranian, but also by other nationalities.
In conclusion, although there are some events that people mainly want to enjoy themselves during them without knowing their value, from my perspective, most of society is still aware of reasons for many festivals.
When it
comes
to
festivals
, they
are considered
to play a pivotal role in connecting us with our backgrounds by preserving and promoting national, cultural, and religious identities. It is
often
argued that
people
have forgotten the original meaning of
festivals
, and
many treat
them as opportunities to have fun. While I
partially
agree
with this assertion, in my opinion, there are
still
numerous
festivals
that are meaningful to individuals.
On the one hand, enjoyment is the primary goal for
some
people
who celebrate specific
festivals
. Since
people
participate in these
events
to
merely
have fun, they will
be distracted
by pleasant moments and forget about the real purposes of these ancient rituals.
On top of that
, families do not take any steps to transfer these cultural heritages to their descendants. Halloween could be an ideal example here;
many
children do not know the origin of Halloween symbols like carved pumpkin or trick or treating or even the meaning of its name.
On the other hand
, the underlying
ideas
of
many
celebrations have not
been forgotten
yet
.
That is
to say, youngsters
still
learn about religious or cultural
festivals
by parents or schools in detail. In other words, the meaning of such ceremonies is
so
intertwined with the fabric of society
that is
hard
to be decimated over time. To cite an example,
Nowruz
, the most fabulous Persian celebration, which
begins
at the exact moment of spring, is well-known, not even by Iranian,
but
also
by other nationalities.
In conclusion
, although there are
some
events
that
people
mainly
want to enjoy themselves during them without knowing their value, from my perspective,
most of society
is
still
aware of reasons for
many
festivals
.