Public celebrations are help in many countries. Some people say that these celebrations are a waste of money and we should spend some money on more important things. Do you agree or disagree?

Public celebrations are a part of every nation’s political history and cultural traditions. We celebrate days of national importance like the Independence Day or the Republic day and also festivals such as Christmas. Id, Diwali etc. a lot of people now feel that these celebrations are a waste of money and we should spend on more important things like health, education, infrastructure etc. In my opinion public celebrations are important as they bind people together but wasteful and extravagant expenditure for the same should be avoided.

A day like Independence Day is not only to celebrate but also to look back and feel grateful for the free world that we live in. we honor those who gave us the gift of freedom and in this manner, teach the next generation about our history. Moreover, a festival like Christmas or Diwali is an occasion for an entire country to have a yearly holiday and at the same time a reason to celebrate with friends and family. This is very important for our psychological well-being and social existence.

However, with the free market economy some dirty trends have come into our lives. Instead of concentrating more on the importance of the occasion people tend to commercialize the event. This, in turn lead to overspending by those for whom shopping is a status symbol and a way of being in tune with the modern times. This not only creates problems in the social relationships but also cause distress at an individual level. Also, governments can use such occasions to display their might in terms of new warfare weaponry that they acquired. This gives rise to tensions at the international level.

Thus, in my opinion, observing public celebrations is a very important but we should take care that the event in not commercialized or used for pretty social or national gains.