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?

It is true that traditional and religious festivals have been a part of nations' heritage, but nowadays, individuals seem to not properly enjoy those important celebrations.

This

essay totally agrees with

this

statement, I believe that

people

have forgotten the true meaning of these ceremonies. First of all, the recent breakthroughs in technology have changed

people

's lives forever, society, friendships and even families are not seen as they used to, human beings now tend to care less about their community's legacy and their spiritual side and start thinking only about themselves and

this

due to

the way the internet, smartphones

as well as

laptop that have impacted the mentality of individuals, they helped in one way or another selfishness to grow like never before in our society, and

as a result

, humans seem to not enjoy their

traditions

and their religions' rituals.

Secondly

, another reason is that life has become more expensive than ever,

therefore

,

people

now concentrate on means to make money,

for example

, their career or their business and spend most of their day trying to get enough income to afford their needs.

Moreover

, globalization gave

people

the opportunity to look at the way other foreigners live and they do not necessarily have the same

traditions

and values which can make

people

lose interest in their own beliefs and try to copy others not knowing the true meaning of their

traditions

and festivals and how it kept society and legacy alive for that long.

To conclude

, there are convincing arguments both for and against the statement;

however

, I believe that

people

forgot

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the true meaning of their

traditions