Most people have forgotten the meaning behind traditional or religious festival; during festival periods, people nowadays only want to enjoy themselves. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this opinion?.

These days,
festivals
are held and celebrated without actually knowing the meaning or intentions
behind
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. They are set up mainly because they are something
people
occasionally do. I partially agree with the statement that
People
focus on enjoying themselves, but hardly remembered the values and meaning of those traditions with my reasons explained in
this
essay.
To begin
with, traditional or religious
festivals
are
passing
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on to generations through actions and teachings.
People
tend to follow their predecessors,
thus
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and thus
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celebrate and hold
festivals
. They not only know when to celebrate but
also
why they are important to their backgrounds.
For instance
,
Songran
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Songkran
day, a traditional festival, that allows individuals to enjoy splashing water,
also
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a special occasion for the descendants to pay respect to both their living and deceased ancestors. Almost every
thai
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people
know the values and reasons behind
this
festive occasion because we were taught since we were young.
Moreover
, when it comes to Buddhist
clebrations
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celebrations
, many
buddhists
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realize the importance. Visakha
bucha
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day represents the birth date, enlightenment day and death date of the Buddha.
However
, there are
festivals
celebrated that
meanings
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meaning
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are forgotten.
This
is because the focus has been on the excitement and fun rather than
the
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history and origin of them. Phi Ta Khon, a local Thai festival
that is
celebrated annually hardly been recognized
by
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its true meaning for allowing auspicious circumstances to occur. In summary, being forgotten for its own value or not hugely depend on the public. If they pay attention to roots, the history and meaning will remain and keep on living.
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