Празнично честитање – од религијског контекста до секуларног обичаја
Holiday Greetings – From Religious Context to Secular Custom

Author(s): Milina Ivanović-Barišić
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Eastern Orthodoxy, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: card; annual holidays and rituals; the second half of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century
Summary/Abstract: The holiday greeting cards that are sent to families or individuals are not recent phenomena, since it is dating back deep into the past of human society. Greeting cards are probably as old as the holidays themselves, and are one of their important features. Acknowledging holidays, members of the same or different communities manifest respect for each other, but also a desire for the welfare and prosperity of the community and each of its individuals. The Content of greetings and the way of the expressing holiday greetings depends on holidays that are congratulated, and the standards which took place inside of the life of the community. Custom greetings are adapted to the holiday, but also the historical and cultural conditions of the society.

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