The story of a festival is one of labor and celebration. The cleaning of the house, the buying of new clothes, and the preparation of sweets are communal activities. Festivals temporarily reconstruct the joint family dynamic, bringing scattered relatives back under one roof, reinforcing the identity of the Kutumb .
: Festivals like Diwali or Eid are "all-hands-on-deck" events involving massive family gatherings. The story of a festival is one of labor and celebration
Modernization and urbanization have brought significant changes to Indian family life: the buying of new clothes