a speech on importance of festivals in indian culture
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Importance of Festivals
Good morning everyone present; I am going to talk briefly about ‘Importance of Festivals’. David Binder has rightly said, “Festivals promote diversity, they bring neighbors into dialogue, they increase creativity, they offer opportunities for civic pride, they improve our general psychological well-being. In short, they make cities better places to live.” It is quite true! Festivals are the vibrant colours of life. All of us so longingly wait for their arrival. When the burden of the monotonous studies and routine becomes annoying, festivals come as welcome rejuvenation breaks.
Festivals bring happiness, cheer, hope, optimism, celebrations, lights, joy, cooperation and many more pleasant things in our life. During Diwali, Christmas, Holi, Eid, Gurupurb, Passover, or any other festival the world appears to be a heaven. It appears as if the entire world is attending a wedding celebration. Children, adults, teenagers, elders, and middle-aged people all of them love festivals.
Each festival teaches some deeper lesson of life also. Each festival represents some very essential moral value, in celebrating we are reminded of the great personages who were the embodiment of those moral values. Festivals make our moral fiber strong.
The most wonderful thing about festivals is they bring nations, neighbours and different communities together. They bind the entire humankind with the joyous thread of happiness and celebrations. They not only promote national integration, but the world peace also. As Keats has said, “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” So the festivals of the world are the beauty and soul of the world.
India is a land that is marked by unity in diversity. Indian festivals are important cultural signifies that play a prominent role in delineating the main heritage of the country. Durga puja, Dusshera, Eid, Diwali, Lakshmi Puja,
The Gudi Parwa and Christmas are all festivals that celebrate all cultures in a secular nation.
Indian festivals are marked by mass participation and there are many people who return to the country from foreign lands during the Indian festivals.