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most people have forgotten the meaning behind a traditional 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 the main reason for habitual
festivals
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 is forgotten and that
people
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 attend these ceremonies for more recreational purposes.
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 I agree that it has become more common to have fun during
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, I believe that there are still some commitments to traditions that lead to
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people's
 appearance. On the one hand, I think,
festivals
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 have their roots in the past when
people
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 had to arrange them to protect their lives or even be safe from religious punishments
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 they may not have that much seriousness for today's generation.
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, in some traditional tribes, members had to present a symbolic prayer for god in the spring to offer their admiration
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 respect and
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 guarantee the survival of their lands and cultivation in the following year,
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 they might lose yields. In comparison, nowadays
people
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 have no need for
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 a festival to protect their lives.
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, despite considering
festivals
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 as ways of enjoyment,
people
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 are still participating to celebrate annual traditions to confirm
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whatever their ancestors believe. Take mourning as an instance, modernized
people
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 may not mourn as deeply as their old generation did for an old well-known person or they may even see it as a recreative event, but they
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 show their respect and give importance to its religious aspects by gathering and doing symbolic mourning. By doing
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, they not only protect traditions and customs from being vanished but
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 promote them to be in the minds of future ones. In conclusion,
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 the main aspects of presenting
festivals
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 may become vivid and
people
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 have fun during the festival period, there are still firm beliefs about them in their minds.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Commercialization
  • Globalization
  • Cultural dilution
  • Traditional values
  • Secularization
  • Festivity
  • Heritage
  • Individualism vs. collectivism
  • Consumer culture
  • Intangible cultural heritage
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