Festivals

We have talked about festivals in general and went a little bit more specific on Christmas. Now, why would people want to make others have festivals?

You should read Muratus del Mur’s Order and Chaos if you haven’t done already, in this case I believe they are one of the particular controlling methods. A festival does not belong to the usual routine of every day, and depending on how you define Chaos I believe it belongs to that realm or at least is closer to it than the usual days. Chaos for me is the change which exists, but in the sense of changes, which are mainly uncontrollable.

The romans had the idea of using it as outlets: Their motto was panem et circenses or rather Bread and circuses. What is meant should be clear, the people chose food and fun over freedom, making it an effective way to control the masses. A festival as such is a mean to let your emotions out, but channeling it so it does not disturb the rulers: Only that is why they are willing to spend so much money on them.

Religion is no different. Unless you only have a cult consisting of only Fanatics, or at least a sort of people which obey you totally, or brainwash them properly it is needed to have such outlets. The other I mentioned somehow establish an order and give you means to control, but if you do not have such people you need to make sure they do not get their attention on you or for example your taxes, which could be really high.

So festivals were created, painted with the reason of special occasions, but generally making sure people are happy and don’t look too closely at how the rules live and act.

As a conclusion I can only add: Even if they are means of control we ourselves need them, for we cannot only stay in Order, which is already given with any change that happens around us. But we should not forget that festivals are also there to distract us, sometimes from the most important problems. Have you felt good after giving some donations on Christmas? Then I ask you whether you would notice them if it wouldn’t be Christmas. Sometimes they create changes with us, it is upon us to ensure it is to the better.