Public celebrations (such as national days, festivals etc) are held in most countries. These are often quite expensive and some people say that governments should spend money on more useful things. Do you agree or disagree?

The public display of culture through

celebrations

has been a matter of debate for years as most

people

argue for its necessity as it contributes to a huge loss in the nation’s capital. In the meantime, certain groups of

people

often express their dissatisfaction

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the

government

cutting

funds

to

such

events

, debating in support of large public

celebrations

, with the argument that those public

celebrations

are the sole identity of the nation. Both arguments are much compelling as there doesn’t exist a harsh dark and light in the situations, but it lies in the

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area in actuality. Public

celebrations

including festivals, jatras(cultural rallies popular in Nepal), national days, etc are unique to a culture, group or place, and are the markers

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their identity. So, cutting

funds

to those

celebrations

for sparing

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some bucks for the

government

might risk these unique heritages to go to extinction as we move throughout the years.

Moreover

, it may risk the extinction of an entire culture which for a country with a diverse heritage like Nepal, based predominantly on cultural tourism might be a much bigger problem in the future. The

government

cutting corners in some public

celebrations

while

not in others, might

also

come off as discriminatory to the

people

of different cultures having their faith attached to those

events

.

On the other hand

, in the time of an economic crisis like the one we are currently in, the

government

spending its

funds

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lavish displays and

events

could be debated as an unwise decision.

People

can debate how those

funds

can be utilized in works of social reforms and development rather than a lavish display.

Furthermore

, as the

government

has its own limitations for the sources of revenue, spending it off

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events

that might bring profit to the nation through tourism rather than on solid projects and development works that are guaranteed to bring back the investment would be a better decision if taking things logically. Taking all those things

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consideration, it is fairly a matter dependent upon the situation and the economic state of the nation. If I were the one to decide, considering the current situation of the

government

, I would probably choose to mobilize the

funds

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development projects rather than extravagant public displays.