Problem
Burdensome cost of religious ceremonies
Other Names:
Imbalanced celebrational expenditures Nature:
Festivals, holidays, weddings, funerals involve a high cost to poor families or communities, they also cause a reduction in working days and loss of productivity. Incidence:
The disparity between the cost of religious ceremonies and the standard of living of those who pay is most marked in developing countries, such as India. The problem also exists among the working classes and poor of industrialized countries. Religious influence of this kind causes conflict with development programmes. Broader Problems:
TraditionalismExpensive functionsMisuse of resources in religionReduction in symbolic celebrationsDecline in rural customs and traditions Narrower Problems:
Religious opposition to public health practices Aggravates:
Waste of human resourcesFestivals emphasize divisionCommercialization of religionFailure of development programmesReligious and political antagonism Values:
CostlinessImbalanceNonreligious Subject(s):
Commerce → FinanceCommerce → Purchasing, supplying
Societal Problems → Imbalances
Recreation → Celebration
Religious Practice → Religion
Religious Practice → Ceremonial
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
01.01.2000 – 00:00 CET