Once upon a time
the festivals meant holidays
the festivals meant meeting long lost families
the festivals meant gifts
the festivals meant colours
the festivals meant light
the festivals meant delicious foods
the festivals meant sacred rituals
with time passing by
festivals got new meanings in life
now festivals mean only a ritual
that burdens the mind
adds the aloofness
and questions the intellect of mine
why does they pop every time
now it only means a national holiday at times