IELTS Essay: Traditional Festivals

Vocabulary Answers

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Around the world globally

traditional festivals cultural celebrations

at risk of becoming outdated and irrelevant might start to be forgotten

contributes adds to

issues concerning cultural disintegration problems relating to cultures being lost

countered remedied

citizens in concert with governments people working together with the state

resulting from abandoning traditional festivals concern culture caused by not celebrating older festivals relate to tradition

commercial holidays festivals mainly concerned with making money

Black Friday the day after Thanksgiving when there are many sales

Christmas the holiday about the birth of Jesus

naturally threatens smaller cultural groups of course cause problems for minorities

numerous ethnic groups living in remote areas smaller cultural groups in less populated areas

struggle have difficulty

preserve keep alive

outside world the rest of the world

leave their hometowns move away

As these groups disperse further both physically and virtually when these peoples move to new places or learn more about the world

persist continue

impact effect

hand down through generations teach their children, grandchildren

traditional dishes older cuisines

aspects of culture related to culture

optimal remedies best fixes

weakening not getting stronger

actively encourage traditional festivals go out of their way to help older celebrations

make the greatest difference have the biggest impact

fund organizations give money to groups

aim try to

promote encourage

staging local events putting on celebrations

reaching out to older members of the community talking to one’s elders

likewise attempt to engage more with their roots similarly try to learn more about tradition

connect with the sources of get back into contact with the origins of

to some extent already to a degree

advertised marketed

social media Facebook, Instagram, etc.

bring in a wider audience and greater attention make more people notice it

loss disappearance

boon good for

globalization everyone around the world connecting

injures the cultural identity of various groups harms how groups of people see themselves

confronted by fought by

initiative efforts