How the festive chronotope and its actors create a community by inventing the tradition of mummery: the pageant “Starci in Turia” 2017 Cover Image

Как празничният хронотоп и актьорите в него създават общност чрез изобретяването на традицията на кукерството в рамките на Фестивала на маскарадните игри „Старци в Турия“ 2017 г.
How the festive chronotope and its actors create a community by inventing the tradition of mummery: the pageant “Starci in Turia” 2017

Author(s): Rumen Skrinski
Subject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Sociology, Ethnohistory, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: Mummer’s games; invented tradition; festival; community; holiday

Summary/Abstract: The present paper focuses on the “Starci in Turia” pageant (2017). It examines how the festive time-space (chronotope) produces community through the participation of various actors. The author examines the invention of the tradition of mummery games during the festival day, referring to authoritative theories in cultural anthropology. The text conveys the impressions of participants in the event, who take an active role. Important concepts such as ‘holiday community’, ‘invented tradition’ and ‘holiday chronotope’ are discussed within the context of field observation.

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