In an increasingly modernised world, traditional festivals are the most prominent part in this people’s life. We are celebrating traditional celebrations and festivals in our country, which is actually the religious event, like as Christmas, New Year and the Tamil New Year. Actually this is a long standing tradition to the people. In this way today I am going to talk about New Year, who is celebrating mostly the Tamil people. It’s actually falls in April, which takes place every year. People think this is actually the auspicious time to celebrate. During this festival, everyone decorating their house, preparing the traditional cousins and also participating in the cultural and ritual performance. Some of them are kindoo, visit their neighbours and also the friends house. Most of the time when we come here with the older people and younger people, youngsters are interested to crack the cracker and celebrating with excitement more than the older people. This enhanced the community spirit, excitement and also making this as a memorable experience. This festival gives the Tamil peoples who always along with their family and having the delicious meals what they actually making by as a handmade and homemade. It’s actually preserved the cultural identity rituals and maintaining the heritage of the country. I hope every year it’s repeating and also people who are fascinating to enjoy these events.
Band 6+: Describe an interesting traditional celebration in your country. You should say: - What the celebration is - When it takes place - What people do during this time And explain why you think this celebration is significant.
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In an increasingly modernized world, traditional festivals are the most prominent part of people's lives. We celebrate traditional events and festivals in our country, which are actually religious events, such as Christmas, New Year, and the Tamil New Year. This is a long-standing tradition for the people. Today, I am going to talk about New Year, which is celebrated mostly by Tamil people. It actually falls in April and takes place every year. People believe this is an auspicious time to celebrate. During this festival, everyone decorates their houses, prepares traditional cuisine, and participates in cultural and ritual performances. Some of them visit their neighbors and friends' houses. Most of the time, when we gather, older and younger people come together, but youngsters are more interested in setting off firecrackers and celebrating with excitement than older people. This enhances community spirit and creates memorable experiences. This festival allows Tamil people to be with their families and enjoy delicious meals that they prepare by hand at home. It preserves cultural identity and rituals while maintaining the heritage of the country. I hope this festival continues every year, and that people remain fascinated by these events.
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