As I am from India, which is an diverse country where different types of traditions are celebrated together. While some are of faith, some of them are still enjoyed by people such as Diwali, Lori and Bisaaki. But here I would like to talk about a specific tradition in my country that I believe is becoming less common among the people. It is the celebration of a holy festival. It comes on March, mid of the March, which is, this festival reveals the color of different colors and also show the prosperity of the nature. Most of the youngsters do this, deny to celebrate this festival due to some reason. I would only remember that when I was a little, I used to celebrate with my friends and neighbourhoods along with my family. However, if I recall that dates and nowadays less people enjoy this festival. It is the festival of the colors. Different people use different colors and they put their hands against face. I believe the couple of reasons behind why this tradition is becoming fade. Firstly nowadays the manufacturing industry use a different type of chemicals in these colors. So that’s why people have some allergy or some skin problem. So they deny to celebrate this festival. They just stay at home or room to avoid apply this color. Second reason is that nowadays people have a hectic schedule and most of the people are worried about their lifestyles especially for the fundamental needs due to the inflation rate. So usually busy with their work life and personal life. Another reason to decline this is that people
Band 5+: Describe a local tradition or festival in your country that is becoming less common. You should say: - What the tradition or festival is - How it was celebrated in the past - Why people are doing it less often now And explain whether you think it is important to preserve it.
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As I am from India, which is a diverse country where different types of traditions are celebrated together. While some are of faith, some of them are still enjoyed by people such as Diwali, Lori, and Baisakhi. But here I would like to talk about a specific tradition in my country that I believe is becoming less common among the people. It is the celebration of a holy festival. It comes in March, mid of March, which is, this festival reveals the colors of different colors and also shows the prosperity of nature. Most of the youngsters deny to celebrate this festival due to some reason. I only remember that when I was little, I used to celebrate with my friends and neighbors along with my family. However, if I recall the dates, nowadays less people enjoy this festival. It is the festival of colors. Different people use different colors and they put their hands against the face. I believe there are a couple of reasons behind why this tradition is becoming faded. Firstly, nowadays the manufacturing industry uses a different type of chemicals in these colors. So that's why people have some allergy or some skin problem. So they deny to celebrate this festival. They just stay at home or in their room to avoid applying this color. The second reason is that nowadays people have a hectic schedule and most of the people are worried about their lifestyles, especially for the fundamental needs due to the inflation rate. So they are usually busy with their work life and personal life. Another reason to decline this is that people
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