There are some certain things related to valentine’s day that
we all agree upon. First, this is the festival of love. Second, it is western
orient. Third, this western festival of love is debatable matter in the
east. Certainly there should be no
rules-book for how a festival should be celebrated irrespective of its regional
orientation. For me it carries equal values whether you celebrate it with
colors and flowers or with card and gifts. But economic affordability of these
methods of celebration and their implications for the poor strata of society pushes
me to change my opinion toward the thinking that cultures certainly have
superiority and inferiority ingredients.
The festival of love is celebrated in India too but with different
name called Vasant Panchmi. The spirit of the festival is the same as is of
valentine’s day but methods of celebration differs adequately. Still we are
mastering the art of celebrating velentine’s day. Every year enthusiasm among
youth toward this festival reaches to a new height. On the other hand Vasant panchami
as a festival of love is losing its feet not only among the youth but also
among the elderly people.
Culture is learned. Human instinct doesn’t recognize it. It is
transmitted from generation to generation. Before the industrialization and
westernization cross -culture learning was very slow. But with the process of industrialization
the field of transportation and communication changed forever. Invention of
Motor vehicle, steam engine and airplane has taken the human civilization to
the next level. Physical distance has shrunk. With the invention of printing
press, radio, television and internet the world has reduced to a global
village. Industrial-age has given way to information-age. In the information-age
cross-cultural learning has revolutionized.
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