ENTERTAINMENT

Entertainment is a mind diversion from a hectic daily routine. It can be any event or activity that grabs audience attention and provides them with laughter, pleasure and delight. Entertainment has always been a part of culture and tradition irrespective of the country, time or place. For centuries entertainment has been evolved into different forms and branched off according to different purposes.

“Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life.”

(Hannah Arendt)

Forms of Entertainment

v  Banquets:

Since ancient times banquets have been commonly used by nobles as form of entertainment.

v  Music:

Used as background for storytelling, it is divided into many genres depending on rhythm, performance and instrument.                                                           

v  Games:

Games are the competitive activities with specific rules that one engages into for the purpose of amusement.

v  Reading

“A book is a dream that you hold in your hand”

(Neil-Gaiman)

When various forms of entertainment became too expensive for common folks, reading became a reliable form of entertainment.

v  Theatre

The stage and space left out in front of it for audience is known as theatre. Theatre performances include Plays, Musical operas, Monologues, Pantomimes etc.

v  Storytelling

Storytelling has always been proved to be fascinating for travelers. Some of the long-lasting stories have been developed into books, films, music and games to increase their entertainment value.

Human mind and body needs to be refreshed as they work constantly. Entertainment can help people to overcome the stress level in their daily routine. Different people have different choice of entertainment some people prefer listening music while others playing games. As everything have some positive and negative aspects so people should go for the things that help them improve their health rather than destroying it.