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All about money?
Festivals come and go every year. And each year, the clothes get more expensive, sweets are bought in abundance, crackers seem louder. The streets are decorated in multi-coloured lights, streamers and decorations giving you every reason to celebrate.
Hotels go all gung-ho about how you should celebrate Christmas and shops give ‘free gifts’.
Children keep badgering you to go shopping and there is nothing wrong with that. New clothes, shoes, cars, toys, jewellery, gadgets — the list is endless. But no one seems to be really complaining as it looks like everyone’s pockets go pretty deep.
But what happens to the vast majority of people who can’t celebrate festivals the way everyone does. They borrow loans and beg you to give away old clothes and toys. Why is that everyone has turned a blind eye to what festivals are really supposed to mean. That they are supposed to be all-inclusive and not just centred to small families and friends.
That by buying more and more, we are ‘indulging’ in the festival that only comes ‘once a year’ – the memories still remain the same – there is really nothing special that remains in our hearts and minds – except how much one can accumulate and show off.
Shopping and making merry is great fun. Festivals are celebrated nowadays with great attention and detail as there is more income in the family with the IT boom. I like it this way. There is nothing wrong in spending money.
Ramya
Student and employee
Yes, festivals have become more commercialised in this day and age of media and advertising boom. The way it is celebrated traditionally is forgotten and becomes more about what you buy and how much you spend. And people only look forward to do that.
Preethi
Student
I don’t think that the media hypes up festivals. It is alright to celebrate them with great fanfare. After all, these festivals come only once in a year for a few days. But it is true that after all the celebrations, we forget about their meaning the rest of the year.
Sonika
Student
More money is spent on festivals these days, but it doesn’t mean that the essence is lost. Festivals come once in a year and it is an occasion to celebrate and show people how they are celebrated. Festivals provide the perfect opportunity for absolute enjoyment.
Muddasir
Engineer
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