Man is fond of celebrating festivals. Any cause is enough of an excuse to organize festivity anywhere in the world—birthdays, national holidays, and harvest festivals are a few examples. Some sports events promote physical fitness, and inaugurations and openings fall into another category.
On the eve of elections, inaugurations and openings happen almost daily. For example in Maharashtra, a new assembly is to be elected before 26 November 2024. So Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is in a hurry to open a bridge here and inaugurate some event somewhere almost daily. There is a spree of functions throughout Maharashtra.
In the USA, there is a jamboree election for the president. Therefore, daily both Harris and Trump are organizing rallies and meetings to propagate their viewpoint.
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In India, there is a plethora of festivals of various kinds. On October 12, we celebrated the killing of Ravana by Rama, symbolizing winning of good over evil. Again Diwali or the festival of lights is not far away. In Kerala, God’s Own Country, Onam is celebrated to welcome the mythological Mahabali, their king, who arrives once a year to see whether his people are happy or not. Delicious food, new clothes, glittering ornaments, dance, music, and decorations fill the air with festivity. The extravaganza we witness on the annual Republic Day Parade in New Delhi is a kind of its own. The tableaux and floats, representing the cultures of India are marvelous acts. Christmas is celebrated in most countries on December 25. It’s a billion-dollar business. The merry “Christmas” is celebrated with Christmas trees, sweets, and new dresses, as well as decorating houses and buildings.
There are school, college, and University festivals that represent an academic culture. The famous annual boat race between Cambridge and Oxford is one of its examples. The Aranmula Snake boat race is another spectacle that draws thousands of people every year in Kerala.
The opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics every four years are glorious shows on Earth. Music and film festivals all over the world are different categories of festivals. They attract countless persons and it’s another billion-dollar business.
There are a large number of festivals, varying according to tradition and variety. Classical and Light-and-Show music draws a huge crowd in any part of the world. The pop-culture shows represent yet another part of culture.
