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Commercialization
Marketing of holidays (Bologna Business University): https://www.bbs.unibo.eu/the-marketing-of-holidays-how-consumption-has-transformed-traditions/
Why giving is good: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/5_ways_giving_is_good_for_you
Impulse buying 11.11: https://www.nielsen.com/cn/en/insights/article/2018/94-percent-of-consumers-in-china-have-participated-in-shopping-festivals/
Controversy
Memorial day controversy: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/holidays/reference/memorial-day/
Thanksgiving's true origins: https://www.insider.com/history-of-thanksgiving-2017-11
Controversial festivals: https://www.starsinsider.com/lifestyle/244167/controversial-festivals-around-the-world
Festival of San Fermin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_of_San_Ferm%C3%ADn
Patron saint festivals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiesta_patronal
Cockfighting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockfight
Festivals where animals are treated badly: https://www.inuth.com/beyond-the-headlines/animals/7-festivals-around-the-world-where-animals-are-brutally-killed-in-the-name-of-tradition/
Decrease in sharks fin consumption: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/chinas-choice/2014/aug/08/sales-of-shark-fin-china-drop-70
Discrimination
Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/SGExams/comments/lgnsck/rant_cny_celebrations_and_the_exposure_of_racial/
Discrimination against Dalits: https://www.indianfolk.com/festivals-and-discrimination/
Statement: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46622772
Danger
Dangerous festivals: https://www.britannica.com/list/7-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-festivals
and https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/15-of-the-most-dangerous-festivals-around-the-world/ss-AAd4Xxe
Environmental impact of festivals: https://www.wayfairertravel.com/inspiration/environmental-impact-of-festivals/
Wastage at music festivals: https://exepose.com/2018/05/23/wasted-festivals-rubbish-problem/
Ramadan food wastage: https://www.ecomena.org/food-wastage-ramadan/
Buffets food wastage(more of an hotel issue): https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2019/12/28/reducing-festive-food-waste
Food wastage festival: https://foodwin.org/food-waste-fest/
Superficiality vs modernization
The festival effect is transient and superficial: https://www.clc.gov.sg/docs/default-source/urban-solutions/urb-sol-iss-11-pdfs/counterpoint-tan-tarn-how.pdf