How festivals nurture resilience in regional communities

This chapter examines how festivals represent a human ecosystem that fosters resilience in communities. The more one peels back the layers of interaction that occur within community festivals, the easier it is to appreciate how they nurture resilience through sharing the values, interests and traditions central to the host community. Such festivals are thus an expression of local identity and reflect the internal life of the community, not withstanding they are impacted and influenced by external forces.