People couldread about what went on in a certain celebration. Now people did notneed to be physically present to witness the events, or moreimportantly, be influenced by political ideas; the parades affectedmore people than just the spectators. If more information is availableto the general public, they will no doubt be more informed about whatis going on in their country. This also further develops goodnationalism. Before print, it is likely that people made politicalchoices while not knowing all the facts or happenings; people can nowmake more accurate political choices, mainly when it comes to votingor political affiliation. Print could also have a very dramatic affect on parades andcelebrations. The majority of citizens learned about thesecelebrations through the information printed by newspapers. Waldstreicher states From the beginning, celebrants of the nationtook their cues from printed sources. This means that people reliedentirely on the reporters interpretation of the event. After witnessingand event, if one asked ten people about what happened at the event(i.e. rituals, ambiance), that person would get ten different stories. When citizens are only reading one rendition of that story by theirlocal reporter, it could be very well different than that of the nexttown over (i.e. the event could be celebrated in a different way,different rituals might take place, etc.) Hence, the celebrationsthemselves will slowly evolve over time. As mentioned before, manycelebrations, parades, processions, etc. helped to shape peoplespolitical ideas and affiliations. So as these celebrations slowly evolve,so could peoples political thoughts and ideas as new generationscame through. It seems that there is a chain reaction taking placehere, one that stems from the fact that the parades, print,nationalism, and the public sphere are all inter-related and greatlyaffect one another.How nationalism evolved over time is clearly a direct res...
