Modern Holiday Calendar of the Russians
Modern Holiday Calendar of the Russians

Summary/Abstract: Holiday is an indispensable condition for social existence of mankind, who have a unique ability to embrace in their lives other people’s joy and cultural experiences of previous generations. Numerous forms of festivities, which are a necessary component of social life of mankind, are one of the manifestations of its social force. Out of a great variety of holidays the article dwells on the most popular much loved Russian festivities, existing in Russia at the begin ! "#$%#&&'#() tury. It should be noted that the author adheres to the names and classifications of holidays existing in ethnography1 and conditionally divides into two groups: 1. civil holidays, among which attention is devoted to public, professional, literary and folk holidays, and 2. orthodox and calendar holidays.

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