How do these two articles suggest that the past persists into the present?

Both articles, “Hyderabad: Continuities and Transformations” and “Sofia: City of Contradictions,” suggest that the past persists into the present, specifically through the people that reside in the cities. People are the ones who experience life and record what happens, making it become history. They share the information with future generations so they can keep things like old languages and traditions alive. Both the people of Hyderabad and Sofia cling onto the past and the languages and traditions that have been set in place throughout history. As conquering empires changed the cities, the people of the cities held on to traditions such as languages, holidays, and traditions. As the city developed a new identity, the past started to be forgotten. These people that are clinging onto the past are becoming the older generations. The younger generations are moving on with the time, adapting and moving to new areas. As the younger generations are moving on, they are forgetting what the history that older generations are clinging on to. The older generation is what is keeping the past alive. Their sense of tradition and pride for the old ways has pulled the past into the present, helping the past persist in the present.