why merdeka not be considered as a festival?

hey there!

This time i would like to write some research that i've been searching all this while after Madam lydia was said that 

Merdeka Day cannot be considered as a festival.

she also did showed me the list of festival in malaysia.

however,

i still do my research on this

first of all i think its better for me to define the meaning of FESTIVAL word itself

based on wikipedia,

A festival is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival

so why our National independence Day can't be considered as a festival?

while all malaysian are celebrating this festival every year.

another source define it as,

a day or time of religious or other celebration, 

marked by feasting, ceremonies, or other observances: the festival of Christmas; a Roman festival.

 

a periodic commemoration, anniversary, or celebration: an annual strawberry festival.

 

a period or program of festive activities, cultural events, or entertainment: a music festival.

gaiety; revelry; merrymaking.

and even this websites also list our Merdeka day is one of the festival in Malaysia

along with hari raya celebration,chinese new year,deepavali and others.

so how could we denied that merdeka is ALSO one of the festival?

http://www.malaysiavacationguide.com/malaysiaevents.html 

other proof that i found is through this site,

it listed all the festival in Malaysia

and of course Merdeka Day is listed!

http://www.theholidaytrip.com/international/malaysia/Festivals-of-Malaysia.html 

 

i also tried to ask my friend's mom,

which is the history teacher from Sekolah Menengah Sains Seremban(SASER)

and she also agreed that merdeka day can be considered as a festival because festival is where people are  celebrating something memorable.

other than that,

if you write ' merdeka' in google search engine,

normally you will find words like 'merdeka festival'

so i definitely think that my theme is acceptable as one of the festival!

 so i will continue with this theme
i hope madam lydia would read this and accept my theme for e-wallpaper

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