Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Introduction . The article examines the phenomenon of holiday in the context of its influence on civilizational processes and the development of the socio-cultural environment. The relevance of the topic is determined by the fact that through the holiday with its stable social rituals, the formation of the worldview and moral attitudes of society occurs. In particular, holiday events are one of the most effective tools for patriotic education. In addition, a festive mood, which arouses positive feelings in a person, helps to neutralize stress as an urgent problem of modern life, oversaturated with information, including that of a negative nature. The goal of the work is to provide conditions for holding festive events within the framework of traditional local cultures and their mutual integration in the context of globalization. The implementation of the goal determined the solution of a number of tasks including the study of the genesis and evolution of holidays, their typology according to essential consequences, as well as their preservation as a phenomenon of the psychological health of society and others. Materials and methods . The object of the study is a holiday as an important element of the social structure and an instrument of interpersonal communication. On the basis of a retrospective analysis and a descriptive method, the factors of the genesis and evolution of festive activities from the era of primitive society to the present are studied. Results . Holiday is considered as a ritual and ritual system aimed at a complex task of a dualistic nature, on the one hand, fixing the signs of local cultures, on the other hand, mutual integration of cultures, the formation of a new cultural synthesis. The hypothesis is put forward that the holiday, like no other form of collective interaction, contributes to the sustainable consolidation of ideological and moral principles, ideas about the norms and rules of human society. Discussion and conclusion . The significance of the holiday will be determined from the point of view of two aspects: biological and sacred. The biological approach considers the holiday as a necessary condition for the healthy mental life of individuals and society as a whole, since it saves from the tiring monotony of everyday life. The sacred significance of festive celebrations lies in the fact that a holiday is the most striking form of social activity. It is in the festive culture that the worldview of society is most effectively formed. The role of the holiday in the history of civilization is determined by its mission of consolidating social memory. Over time, the sacralization of holiday rituals was increasingly lost, but at the same time their influence on the development of all types of arts and entertainment culture grew.
Authors: T.O. Berdnik, A. Stytsenko, Fashion DNA, Docklands VIC 3008, Australia
Institution: Don State Technical University
Language: English
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4400538374