In some countries, too much money is spent by both the government and individuals on national festivals, such as the new year. To what extent do you agree or disagree

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National
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as the new year
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very important events to maintain happiness for citizens. Without these
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held,
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would lose connections in the community and will eventually feel isolated. I believe that it is very important for the authority and individuals to spend festival expenditures for two reasons. In
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I will state why I think the
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should invest more in festivals in the
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half and why individuals should spend more in the latter part.
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, without the
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using expenses for
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,
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events will lack security. During Halloween, on a street in Korea, several dozens of crowd were reported dead due to the lack of surveillance. It turned out that only a few policemen were deployed near the area and many
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were on duty somewhere else.
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led to the street, which is narrow that only several men can walk aside, packed with more than a thousand
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squishing each other, and many got injured due to the severe pressure generated by the crowd. If the
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have invested more
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in security during
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event, no casualties would have been spotted.
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, I believe that it is very important for each individual to spend a lot of money to create hype for the event. During Loi Kraton, which is the most famous festival in Thailand,
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float a little boat created from banana leaves on the Mekon river. It is said that a wish may come true if you are praying while releasing the banana boat. Local
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state that the bigger the craft is, the higher the wish comes true. If an individual spends more capital on the craft, the higher chance that the wish come true. In order to celebrate
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event, expenses in the boat
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inevitable. For these two reasons, I believe that it is very important for the
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and individuals to spend money on festivals. If the quality
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as the security of the festival is very low, there will be fewer
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joining. The purpose of festivals is to celebrate and have fun. Why not spend a lot of money and smile until the end of the day?
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