Most people have forgotten the meaning behind traditional or religious festivals; during festival periods, people nowadays only want to enjoy themselves. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

A festival is the

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The festival is a

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

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Industrial

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

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costumes

and drinking in the night. The same thing happened

in Vietnam not

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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.