Wasteful expenditure on ceremonies
- The introduction: Ceremonies are happy occasions celebrated jointly.
- What is proper and improper about Ceremonies.
- The marriage ceremony is the most expensive.
Every now and then we have ceremonies of marriages, engagements, opening of new business, birth of children , return from pilgrimage afterwards on success and achievements match wins and so on. These are happy occasions on which we celebrate some change of success in life.
It is all very proper to have gatherings of friends and relations on the sermon is that we perform together. What is objectionable is the fan fair, show, and unnecessary expenditure on them. it is strange that we do not share to feelings after I and satisfaction with our friends and relations in frank talks and open laughter. Weather try to make a very expensive show of this or possessions and property on these occasions.
it is at the time of marriage that will witness the greatest and highest expenditure. If the girl's parents are rich they like to show wealth and their possessions. Huge tents erected auspicious marriage halls are hired with a lavish decoration to please impress and satisfy the guest especially the bridegroom's family and then the general public. the marriage ceremony is preceded and followed by unnecessary functions gatherings and parties. Even the restrictions on the dinner dishes to be served to the gas are disregarded. Separate hidden arrangements are often made away from the venue of marriage to serve a sumptuous dinner consisting of several courses.
The marriage ceremony which should be simple and inexpensive according to our religious customs and traditions is made an occasion of display of dowry music writing and presents from the guests and the wealth and the resources of the bride and bridegroom. So is the pomp and show at the walima function, the entertainment on the second day of marriage is arranged by the bridegroom.
The other ceremonies religious in general held by our different classes are also as expensive rearranged as possible. For example the male children's birth ceremony is celebrated with unjustified pomp and show. The opening ceremony of a shop, store or organization is also a display of wealth, where we see s lot of wasteful expenditure. The ceremony after taking political office by winning candidate in election is celebrated showily and wastefully. the graduation ceremonies or of declaration of examination results our winning scholarships are ok ends of uncalled for pomp and show. Why should control expenditure on ceremony is the money that saved can be spend constructively on books and cultural activities like study tours, surveys of social evils, and help to the victims of injustice in society