Festivals are a big part of our lives. These celebrations unite many aspects of our lives such as family, religion, ethnicity, politics, economy. From this perspective, we can say that the biggest function of festivals is to distribute economic abundance. Increasing food, beverage and clothing sales, gift market and tourism revenues during festival periods play a major role in revitalizing the economy. Almost everywhere there are festivals and holidays, as well as times of spending money, and thus a commercial network associated with them. On the other hand, when we think about it, we can say that working people taking a holiday during the festival will harm the economy.
Festivals also have various functions from a political perspective. Politicians sending greeting cards or making speeches during festivals are efforts to increase their voter base. Festivals have long been used for political purposes. Founding birthdays have been celebrated in various countries for centuries; These practices have been adapted to modern countries to ensure patriotism and to create deep feelings of fondness for the democratic lifestyle.
Festivals also have a number of social functions. Festivals with general participation also enable community members to come together. In this way, community members interact; When the interaction is satisfactory for the members, the festival is repeated. In festivals with general participation, the individual establishes relationships with the community and his/her belonging to the community develops. People need periodic time away from work where they can have fun together. In this respect, the festival is an important tool that increases social cohesion and ensures the integration of the individual or group into a society.
Apart from all these, the festival also has ritual and ceremonial functions. Festival; It also fulfills functions such as providing prosperity, foretelling the future, influencing the course of the next year, and honoring a person or a person. As a result, the main function of the festival can be considered as an opportunity for people to have fun together.
