DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY

WEDDING DAY

A celebration in a family gives pleasure to all the Members of the family. Friends
and relatives also attend the occasion and share the pleasure. Pleasure multiplies
when there is a wedding in the family. I drew immense pleasure when the marriage
ceremony of my cousin was held. It was performed on 23rd of the last month.

We had not seen any marriage celebration in our family beforehand. My cousin
was the first child to be married in the family. Her marriage was celebrated with
great enthusiasm. Preparations for the marriage started one month before the
celebration. My parents and my uncle and aunt spent a whole week making
necessary purchases. The whole house was color washed. The doors were
republished. Our house looked like a bride. Many kinds of gold ornaments were
bought for my cousin. Several clothes were also purchased for all the family
members and relatives. My cousin herself chose clothes for her. Invitation cards
were printed and were sent to friends and relatives.

There was a great excitement and joy among us to see the preparations for the
wedding celebration in our family, Decorations were made on the day before the
marriage ceremony. A shrine was prepared for the celebration. It was also
decorated with paper flowers. The canopy above the shrine was made of colored
cloths. Another big canopy was put up in the open ground in front of our house. An
electrician with his four assistants decorated the closed space with a number of
multi-colored electric lamps. The space was meant for the marriage feast. Rows of
tables were arranged on three sides. The tables were covered with white sheets of
cloth. On one side chairs were arranged for the guests. Sweets were made and kept
for the guests.

The feast on the date of marriage was very delicious. My parents were very busy.
My aunt and uncle were also terribly engaged in different works. Our relatives
were making our house a noisy place. The ladies were busy with religious
ceremonies. Two cooks were engaged to prepare the dinner for the guests and the
bridegroom party members. Cold- drinks were ready. Large quantities of fresh
fruits Were also arranged for the guests. My father and uncle stood at the gate to
receive the guests. The marriage party arrived at-seven in the evening-First, the
guests were served sweets and cold drinks. Many guests had brought different gifts
for my cousin who was the bride. The marriage party members were very gentle.
The groom was seated on a palanquin with thick garlands around his neck.The
marriage ceremony was held after the reception. The priest chanted sholkas from
the Vedas. Many senior members including my parents and the parents of the
groom were present at the time of the holy marriage on the shrine. The bride and
the groom exchanged garlands and sacredly accepted each other as the partner of
life.

We cried when my cousin parted with us and went to her new house.

CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY

DECLINE OF LETTER WRITING

Over recent years, letter writing has been replaced by other ways of
communicating. Technology has developed so rapidly that we now expect to be
able to talk to people instantly - and get a response from them almost straight
away. Rather than putting pen to paper, for most of us it now feels much more
natural to send texts and emails, quickly typing out our message within seconds.
Of course, there are advantages to these modern ways of communicating. We live
in a fast-paced world and it’s important we keep up. We can chat to people all over
the globe, within seconds! We can also edit our emails before we send them,
whereas if we made a mistake on a letter, we’d be forced to cross it out or start
again.
But do we ever think about what we are losing? By forgetting about the art of letter
writing, I think we’re missing out. Hugely.
I don’t know a single person who would say that they didn’t enjoy receiving a
letter through the post. There’s something very special about knowing that
someone has taken the time to write a hand-written letter for you. It doesn’t have to
be full of important news- after all, most of our texts and emails to friends are just
chatting about normal things, but it feels so much more personal to receive just one
letter from someone than to receive the hundreds of texts we get every week.
And it’s not only the person receiving the letter who will benefit from a lovely
envelope appearing through their door. I really do think that letter writing can help
the writer, too. In a similar way to keeping a diary, writing a letter to a friend can
feel very therapeutic. Plus, when we know we’re doing something that will make a
friend very happy, we feel good ourselves! And let’s not forget, without the letters
written between various individuals in history, we wouldn’t know half as much
about their lives. I recently read the letters of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and learnt so
much about him. When you read a letter, whether it’s one written to you personally
from a friend, or a published letter from an important figure in history, it’s as if his
or her own words are jumping off the page.