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.

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Festivals are
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part of our society and
culture
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. Many
people
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even do not remember the real meaning of their ancestral
culture
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. In fact, during these
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occasions
occations
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they enjoy their life alone. I completely agree with
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are busy in earning their livelihood and they have limited numbers of holidays as the main reasons for
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. Everyone is busy in their career and
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process. because of
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reason
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people
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forgot their traditional value and
culture
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that their ancestors have been carrying for long period.
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, residents of
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countries only celebrate western festivals like
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Christmas
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their coming generation will be deprived of real traditions, which was originated
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time
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ago for certain reasons. In fact, some festivals are made to cope with a particular type of problem. Most of the
people
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enjoy festival
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alone
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because
they got leave from their company and they want to
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this
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time
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for their personal use rather than spending
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with their family.
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, many youngsters
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to
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holiday trip
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foreign countries
instead
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of spending
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with their family members.
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, these young
people
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do not know the real meaning of traditional cultures. In conclusion, I totally agree with the statement that
people
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have forgotten the real reason
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festivity, and they are busy in their career and
and
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waste their valuable
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in
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arrenging
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arranging
trip with their
collegues
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colleagues
and peers. I would suggest, they should know their
culture
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well and carry
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it forward
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to
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generation.
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Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

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  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Commercialization
  • Globalization
  • Cultural dilution
  • Traditional values
  • Secularization
  • Festivity
  • Heritage
  • Individualism vs. collectivism
  • Consumer culture
  • Intangible cultural heritage
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