Socio-Cultural Effects of Small Scale Festivals: The Case of Pasir Pinji
- Format
- MasterThesis
- Status
- publishedVersion
- Description
Nowadays, the participation of communities in a festival is more and more common bringing economic, political, social, cultural and environmental effect on the community. While some communities are looking forward to economic resources from an event, some others are looking for political and cultural recognition from the rest of their society. Different studies have shown the socio-cultural effects of events, as festivals, related to enhancing cultural pride, community participation and communication, awareness of the culture, new knowledge for the community, between many others. In general, the aim of community festivals is to celebrate the culture of the community; thus social and cultural benefits are achieved in the process of staging the event. One cultural element of a community is food, between many others. Food is understood as belonging to foodways which means the integration of culinary smells, ingredients, sights, and landscapes, sounds, eating practices, and farming traditions of people or a region (Timonthy & Ron, 2013; van Westering, 1999). For that reason by Acknowledging the food, the living traditions are recognized marking the symbolism and social differences between cultures. This cultural element is applicable to events, and it has been used in forms of food festivals. To understand the effects of festivals in communities, first is necessary to understand what the community is. Only then, the effects of the festival can be connected to community building. Therefore, the effects of the festival will depend on the meanings that different actors create, as Getz (2008) suggested. Recently, a community festival was staged in the community of Pasir Pinji in Ipoh, Malaysia.
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Language
- Topic
- FESTIVALS
FOODWAYS
COMMUNITY BUILDING
CULINARY TOURISM
- Repository
- Repositorio SENESCYT
- Rights
- openAccess
- License