In the modern world, many people are moving away from following their traditional ways. Due to this, various festival celebrations have ceased to exist in many countries. This is particularly because of busy work schedules and the adoption of culture of the nation where they live.
Nowadays, maintaining a healthy work life balance is becoming difficult because of the various commitments taken up at work. This leads to spending less time with family, especially, with elders and children. Less number of holidays are also a cause of concern for the youngsters, as they find no time to visit their native place. Hence there is a huge gap in the culture followed by our ancestors and the young generation. For example, jallikattu is celebrated widely across Tamil Nadu and it has been having lesser participants in the recent years, due to the tight calendar of a normal person.
Another major cause is the mass exodus of people to foreign countries. They tend to be attracted by the host nation’s culture and in the process, they forget to teach the traditional culture to their children. For instance, an Indian child growing up in America, doesn’t know the value of the Pongal festival, unless it’s not taught by their parents.
Conducting cultural awareness programmes is a good step in reducing this rapid disappearance in festival celebrations. It can be promoted by the respective embassies, so that it has a wider reach to all its fellow citizens. Another solution could be involving people in various fun cultural activities by advertising it as free of cost.
To conclude, it is important to remember our past and what we, as descendants, should do to keep the tradition alive inspite of our work commitments.