Obsolescence of rituals and customs

The isolation of the older generation within the community has resulted in the rituals and customs they would normally pass to future generations either becoming obsolete or being transmitted as rigid rites and fossilized customs which cannot be interpreted in the absence of the older people or made relevant to present family and community living styles. Indeed because of the knowledge gap imposed by their isolation, elders are left unable to recreate the past in terms of the future.

1. Inappropriate application of traditional values
2. Decline in rural customs and traditions

1. Festivals emphasizing division

1. Unadapted significance of cultural tradition
2. Social isolation of the elderly
3. Obsolete basis of cultural identity
4. Lost family heritage
5. Historical naivety

1. Preservation of obsolete systems
2. Limited social guidance by older generations

1. Unused
2. Underuse
3. Obsolescence