Importance of Get-Together

The word ‘Get-together ‘itself, defines a lot more about its significance than the actual literary meaning of it. If we talk from the perspective of Indians, especially about we the Bengalis, then ‘get together’ or picnic means a lot to us. Firstly, hearing the word picnic itself reminds us of 25^th December or the New Year eve when most of the people at least once in a year plan to go out and hang around with friends and families. As we live in an environment which is dynamic in nature and contains six phases of weather in a year, certainly holds some uniqueness in each. Every season brings a new flavor to our mind including the festivals celebrated along with its appearance.  

As soon as we hear the word spring, it brings an aesthetic image of nature in our mind. The beautiful song of Cuckoo birds, the pleasant fragrance of beautiful flowers and above all the greatest festival of Bengalis ‘Durga Puja’ make the season so special to all of us. Similarly the sudden thought of ‘winter’ also reminds us of ‘churches which are immensely decorated on 25^th December, then bursting crackers while welcoming New Year. However, winter doesn’t quite hold its true magnitude to us if there is no mention of picnic. 

After a span of scorching hit throughout the summer, the sense of arrival of winter, depict some relief in our mind. Winter, doesn’t merely mean an ordinary season to us but it reflects joy and pleasure with the thought of Santa Claus, zoo, get-together which are an inevitable part of it. While, taking about picnic, we must not forget the mental pleasure that all most all of us experience after a long break from work for a day or two to have fun. If we talk about the stress that all of us go through in our respective professional life and which causes a pile of frustration in us, ‘picnic’ no doubt gives us a chance to overcome all frustration and revive all our energy. 

To children, picnic means an opportunity to spend a day in an open field while running and playing under sun with their mates. Just like, adults, kids also need a break from their regular schedule of unprecedented amount of pressure from their educational process. Besides, women too get a break from their daily household activities and spend times gossiping and doing many other fun activities with their family members.

Moreover, get-together, gives us a chance to come out of our regular schedule and feel the beauty of nature while spending some quality time with our families. Apart from the actual visible impact of picnic which is definitely a means of joy to all of us, it also has some economical values which certainly helps to maintain the equilibrium of our economic system. 

Without going much into the details of economic part, here I feel it is quite obvious to  mention that considering the size of our country it is a salient factor to keep a smooth flow of cash in market in any means. Thus, very tactically our ancestors had set-up the religious festivals all year long to keep the cash flow available in the country. As we the Indians are welcoming and embracing in nature, therefore we don’t hesitate to celebrate any festivals be it ours own or belong to some other religious community. We take part in it with our heart open and celebrate it, forgetting all the religious separation and political barrier.