There is a view that, as celebrations are cultural practices being followed by people for ages, there should not be any change in the way they are celebrated But, there is another view that change is the order of the day, and celebrations cannot but change.

• How warranted is it to keep celebrations as they have always been?
• How far do you support the view that celebrations need to change as life changes?

Though change is the only constant thing in human life, there are certain things that need to be kept free from changes. They are cultural practices like celebrations. However, in my opinion, celebrations too need to absorb changes as life changes.

It is a fact that celebrations are age-old social instruments being handed over from generations to generations, and these social events have their own typical characteristics associated with different cultures. These events are periodically celebrated to cement human values and impart the same among the upcoming generation. In this context it is import to note that there should not be any willful effort to change the fabrics of celebrations.

For example, Christmas is celebrated world over. And the idea being reinforced is the birth of Christ and the redemption of man through Him. This is a culturally transported idea being carried forward in several different ways. And this process of sustaining that cultural knowledge defers though.

However, it is quite common that man knowingly or unknowingly picks up changes in his life as he gets in touch with other cultures. This is much more common today as man is moving far and wide. Obviously, he is likely to pick up a thing or from other cultures, and adopt them in his life. This is an involuntary action which need not be frowned upon. I think man needs to accommodate such changes.

In short, cultural values associated with celebrations need to be kept as much as possible. This does not mean that man needs to insulate himself from changes. Rather he needs to absorb ineffectual changes that do not harm his very cultural values.

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