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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?

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Some
people
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 argue that we no longer remember the original meaning of
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 and that most of us treat them as opportunities to have fun.
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 I agree that enjoyment seems to be the priority during festival times, I do not agree that
people
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 have forgotten what these
festivals
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 mean. On the one hand, religious and traditional
festivals
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 have certainly become times for celebration. In the UK,
Christmas
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 is a good example of a festival period when
people
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 are most concerned with shopping, giving and receiving presents, decorating their homes and enjoying traditional meals with their families. Most
people
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 look forward to
Christmas
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 as a holiday period, rather than a time to practise religion. Similar behaviour can be seen during non-religious
festivals
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,
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 as Bonfire Night.
People
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 associate
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 occasion with making fires, watching
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 displays, and perhaps going to large events in local parks; in other words, enjoyment is
people
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’s primary goal.
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, I disagree with the idea that the underlying meaning of
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festivals
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 has been forgotten. In UK primary schools, children learn in detail about the religious reasons for celebrating
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, Easter and a variety of
festivals
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 in other religions.
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, in late December, children sing
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 songs which have a religious content, and they may even perform nativity plays telling the story of Jesus’ birth. Families
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 play a role in passing knowledge of religious
festivals
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’ deeper significance on to the next generation. The same is true for
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 that have a historical background,
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 as Bonfire Night or Halloween, in the sense that
people
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 generally learn the stories behind these occasions at an early age. In conclusion,
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people
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 mainly want to enjoy themselves during
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, I believe that they are still aware of the reasons for these celebrations.

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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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