Some people say cultural traditions are destroyed when they are used as money-making attractions aimed at tourists. Others say this is the only way to save such traditions. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

The cultural
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traditions
play
significant
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role in people’s lives.
Therefore
, it is agreed that
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them is very important for everybody and
first
of all for the young generation.
However
, two opinions
are existed
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about the influence of using local rituals as money-making attractions aimed at
tourist
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tourists
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. Some people say that it destroys it, others say
this
is the only way to save
such
traditions
. We will discuss both sides of
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arguments
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argument
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before making any conclusion.
Firstly
, a lot of cultural
traditions
were based on
local
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the local
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mode of life and oriented on
resident
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the resident
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population, but impression hunters can change them.
For example
, the food in the restaurants in touristic places was dramatically changed and international cuisines are substituting the local
one
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.
Thus
, we can see how national customs disappearing in the modern world.
Therefore
, we can say
that cultural
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that cultural tradition
those cultural traditions
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traditions
could be destroyed by tourists.
Nevertheless
, many things were saved only because of using them as money-making attractions.
For instance
, the Maya culture had been almost forgotten until the pyramids were discovered in the Yucatan jungles. It brought tourists to the place and gave a new wave of interest to the local cultural
traditions
.
As a result
, many of them were saved for
the
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future generations. To sum up,
both
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points of view we can see that there is no one united opinion
exists
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that exists
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due to the complexity of the problem. I'm more inclined to the point of view that tourism
in general
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helps to preserve cultural
traditions
. But the
humanity
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still needs to find
a
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right balance between
generation
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the generation
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of money and the local value
safety
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of safety
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.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Commercialization
  • Dilution of cultural traditions
  • Authenticity
  • Cultural heritage
  • Revenue
  • Financial support
  • Preservation
  • Promotion
  • Commodification of culture
  • Intrinsic value
  • Exposure
  • Global awareness
  • Respect and understanding
  • Economic gain
  • Local communities
  • Decision-making processes
  • Respectful portrayal
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