Seniors and the Importance of Celebrating Festivals in a Community A festival is a reflection of a culture, tradition and the very lifestyle of a particular society or community. It’s an expression to celebrate the heritage while exploring one’s roots in the history books. All the festivals we celebrate are dated back to hundreds of years; some are more than thousands of years. But the spirit of any festival is same - pass on the past glory or a legend to the next generation.
Besides the tradition and culture, there is another side of festivals. It’s spreading joy, cheerfulness and celebration. When you observe it, festivals bring a certain kind of joyous vibe into every household and society. The sense of rejoice and celebratory mood occupies the day to day lives of people, even before a week or two from the date of the festival. Even though most festivals are religious affairs and different from each other, the joy, celebration, and the cheerfulness they bring are the same! But what if you have to celebrate these festivals all by yourself? I mean alone? The thought itself is demotivating but there are thousands of seniors who are all alone during the festival season. Pandemic, relationship downfalls, inability to travel, children living abroad - the reasons can be many! Whatever the reason, they should not keep you away from the joy of celebrating your favorite festival.