Acharya Prashant questions the significance of celebrating festivals like Diwali, Christmas, or Gandhi Jayanti when one's daily life does not reflect the ideals of the figures being honored. He argues that if a person truly respects a great soul like Shri Krishna or Shri Rama, their entire year should be an embodiment of those teachings. Celebrating for just one day while ignoring those principles for the rest of the year is described as a form of dishonesty and a superficial ritual to clear one's conscience. He suggests that for most people, festivals should be days of repentance rather than celebration. Using the example of Shri Rama, Acharya Prashant highlights the contrast between the life of the deity and the life of the common celebrant. Shri Rama was a victor who renounced his kingdom and fought against immense odds for the sake of righteousness, without greed or attachment to material wealth. In contrast, modern celebrations often revolve around markets, consumerism, and greed. He points out the hypocrisy of celebrating a victor's life while living a life of defeat and surrender to worldly temptations. He asserts that one has no right to celebrate the victory of Shri Rama if they have spent the year living in opposition to his values. Acharya Prashant concludes that a festival should either be an official declaration of a year lived successfully in truth or a solemn day of spiritual penance. If one has not lived the preceding 364 days in alignment with higher ideals, the 365th day should be spent in quiet meditation and self-purification. He urges individuals to develop the eligibility to celebrate by living a principled life throughout the year. True celebration, he explains, belongs only to those who have internalised the light of truth, rather than those who merely light external lamps to hide their inner darkness.