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Discarding is not an accidental by-product of festivity but an essential cultural act through which societies symbolically renew social order after periods of excess and disorder.

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Festivity is universal across societies — both religious and secular. Festivals temporarily suspend normal routines, creating moments of collective joy, indulgence, and disorder.

Example: Religious, Secular

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Feasting Creates and Displays Abundance

Key act of celebration, signaling prosperity and social harmony. But abundance necessarily produces leftovers and waste.

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Waste is symbolic proof of abundance — a cultural necessity, not a flaw.

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Gift Wrapping: From Meaning to Waste

Gift exchange expresses affection and care through ritual acts of wrapping. Wrapping materials temporarily give value and suspense to gifts.

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Discarding wrapping paper is symbolic closure of festive ritual and return to order.

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Public Festivals Make Discard Visible

After celebration: tents, bottles, food, and debris cover the field.

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Waste and discard are central to the social cycle of festivity.

Through acts of throwing away, cleaning, and resetting, societies symbolically restore balance, morality, and order.

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Discarding marks both ending and renewal — a shared act of transition back to normal life.