Ribbon Cutting: Is it so important?

@yanzalong (19091)
Indonesia
September 28, 2017 4:26am CST
Why is a ceremony started with ribbon cutting or unveiling of something? It is alway somebody important who is supposed to do it. Why not just choose one of invitees to cut the ribbon or unveil the statue? Did it ever cross your mind?
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Shubhu
@shubhu3 (36463)
• New Delhi, India
28 Sep 17
You have a good question. Ribbon cutting is seriously seen as an auspicious part of any occasion. Why not something else instead of it?
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Yanzalong
@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
29 Sep 17
It is treated as a sign of business commencement. So the start should be celebrated.
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Shubhu
@shubhu3 (36463)
• New Delhi, India
29 Sep 17
@yanzalong I understood.
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Yanzalong
@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
29 Sep 17
@shubhu3 Ribbon cutting has become worldwide tradition
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Denise
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
28 Sep 17
I never thought about it, but when our city's new station was opened, all the schools were invited and they had several students from each school hold a huge circle of ribbon and they all cut it at the same time as the mayor. Each of us got a small sliver of ribbon to take home.
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Yanzalong
@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
29 Sep 17
Sounds like a convivial party. It was a happy time for students being with the mayor.
simplyme
@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
28 Sep 17
For me Ribbon cutting is for giving a business some good opening as it gets more attention with people
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simplyme
@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
29 Sep 17
@yanzalong Hmmm..Somehow yes and also giving your business some power of existence
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Yanzalong
@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
29 Sep 17
@m_audrey6788 Exactly. I agree.
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Yanzalong
@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
29 Sep 17
Yes, to make as if it was a real bona fide kind of business.
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prashu
@prashu228 (37518)
• India
29 Sep 17
Never. But this is done everywhere here. That's a lot of money waste..
peachpurple
@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
28 Sep 17
yeah, Chinese has this ribbon cutting ceremony for opening of new business premises, always get those big shots to promote, waste money
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Yanzalong
@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
29 Sep 17
Promotion expenses are high but big businesses seem ignorant of this.