Describe A Traditional Festival (or Tradition) That is Important in Your Country.
Introduction.Festivals are occasions of joy, unity, and celebration. They give us the opportunity to be with old and new faces to just enjoy life. Celebrations spark joy and give people something to look forward to. They fill our lives with colors and enthusiasm. We forget our cultural and religious differences. They unite people and they come together for the sole purpose of celebration and happiness.
- When the festival occurs.
Here I am going to talk about Raksha Bandhan. It's a festival celebrated all over the country. It falls on the full moon day of Shravan western calendar notes in the month of August 11 or 12.
- What you do during it.
On this special day, sisters tie a thread for the protection of their brother. Sisters pray for their brother’s long life when they tie ‘Rakhi’ on their brother’s wrist as a mark of affection.In return, brothers offer gifts and promise to protect their sisters at all costs. It is a promise ceremony between siblings.
- What you like or dislike about it.
I love my sister to the core of my heart and we siblings share an unbreakable bond. We stand by each other in times of crisis and by celebrating this festival we feel stronger and more attached. My sister cooks our favorite dishes today and the whole family gets-together and have fun. Even our cousin joined us and it's a family gathering all day and celebrations take place till night. Sometimes we all go for dinner and enjoy it a lot.
- And explain why this festival is important.
Raksha Bandhan is a festival that celebrates the bond between siblings. It is a day to cherish the love and affection between brothers and sisters. In India from ages of n the time of Ramayana and Mahabharata we have heard folklores about tying a rakhi to protect and give blessings for victory in wars.
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Describe A Traditional Festival (or Tradition) That is Important in Your Country.
Introduction.
We celebrate many occasions in our life and everybody wants to make this event a memory so celebration is indeed. I love my culture and tradition and we as a community celebrate all the festivals with all the rituals. My parents have always insisted we should celebrate our culture and pass it to the next generation. Festivals in my country are celebrated on a grand level.
when the festival occurs.
Here I am going to talk about janmashtami which is the festival we celebrate every year in August enthusiasm.This day is celebrated as the birthday of lord Krishna who needs no introduction. His whole life is a message to the one who follows his path. On this day various rituals are carried out. There is a lot of food,fun,and dance.
what you do during it.
This festival is celebrated at night of janmashtami when Krishna was born. In our community we have a Krishna temple and at the night of janmashtami a huge gathering celebrates his birthday with dance and a special ritual is done called matki fod. Lord Krishna loved butter so people hang a pot full of butter at height and young boys form a pyramid shape and try to break that pot full of butter. All of them dress as lord Krishna and imitate him. This festival is so popular in children, young,and women
what you like or dislike about it.
I like the management part of this festival. This year I was in the organization committee and I did all the preparation as a child. I always enjoyed this festival but this time our elders gave us responsibility to organize it. They were in a guiding role and we all a team of neighborhood boys organized this festival.
and explain why this festival is important.
This festival is so important in Hinduism and celebrated from ages. People in India believe and follow lord Krishna. Children love to eat butter and other sweets so it's the most popular festival in my country.
Part 3 Follow Up Questions1. Are traditional holidays disappearing?
Absolutely yes people are more inclined towards western culture and forgetting their own roots. They celebrate popular festivals but forget their original traditions. Only a few are celebrated today. People should follow their culture and celebrate all the festivals with equal importance.
2. Do children like to learn about traditional festivals?
Yes children are always curious to learn about new things and if cultural heritage is transmitted with proper knowledge of the entire process of festivals they will learn and celebrate. Children don't discriminate against anything they learn from what is taught to them.
3. Is music important to traditional festivals?
Definitely yes music plays and very important role in celebrating traditional festivals in fact some of the festivals have extremely good traditional music involved like folk music and it is the identity of the particular festival so I believe that music plays and very important role in celebrating traditional festivals
4. What is the importance of traditional festivals?
The traditional importance of festival is very much important because behind every festival there is a meaning and if it is celebrated properly it keeps the culture alive and the tradition transmitted to the next generation so everybody should celebrate traditional festivals with full joy and celebration and they should transmit the knowledge of the festival and the importance behind celebration of that particular festival.
5. What’s the difference between festivals now and in the past?
The difference is very much clear between the festival celebrate now and in the past in the past every festival was celebrated keeping the culture and tradition in mind and rituals were followed very strictly while today we see there is a huge change in celebration in festivals they are celebrated in western way and only music and other celebrations are taken care of and rituals are totally forgotten.
6. Do you think western festivals like Christmas are replacing traditional festivals in your country?
No absolutely not Western festivals like Christmas are not replacing the traditional festivals but they are also celebrated with equal Joy today we live in the world of globalization and in the multicultural society people are celebrating each and everybody's festival with a Lot of joy and celebration but no festival is replaced by another festival.
7. Do you think it is wrong for children not to celebrate traditional festivals?
It is not wrong to celebrate traditional festival in fact it is compulsory to celebrate traditional festivals to know about the culture and tradition and the rituals if children will not know about their own culture and festivals they will be diverted towards other culture and they will lose their identity in the future.
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