Governments spend a lot of money on public celebrations such as national holidays and public festivals. Some people say that the government spends too much on this and that they should use this money on other useful things. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

The authorities tend to spend an extraordinary amount of cash

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events

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as national

holidays

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or festivals. Some people believe that

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is a waste of resources and it

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should

be spent on other practical things. Personally, I neither agree

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disagree with

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statement for a variety of reasons. On the one hand, having grand festivals and national

holidays

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are

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a display of wealth and culture, which would certainly

brings

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in tourists and a huge financial gain after that. Many countries use their celebration as a tourist attraction in order to gather more individuals,

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making the

nation

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more

prevalent

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in the world

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of

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wealth and culture,

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holidays

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make people in a country become more connected to each other and

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strengthen

their pride as

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apply

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citizen

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citizens

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of that

nation

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.

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, these

holidays

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may seem

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apply

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extravagant

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it is packed with benefits for the government and the citizens of that country.

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, there are many things that are more practical to spend money on

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such

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as the advancement of technologies and the

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literacy of the country. These should be the number one priority of the

nation

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instead

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of the extravagant events, flashy

holidays

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.

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, developing countries in SEA tend to solely

utilize

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their resources on developing their socio-economics

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their infrastructure in order to

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aid the economy of the

nation

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.

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, flashy festivals , extravagant

ocassions

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occasions

are not always a viable option for many countries. In conclusion, it is still a debate whether the grand celebrations, exorbitant

holidays

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are necessary or that money should be spent on more things that have better utility.