Search results for " rituals"

The American nuclear family in the TV series "The Simpsons"

1999

Il destino nelle parole. Questue, mascheramenti e formule augurali

2016

Le pratiche di questua sono azioni rituali che caratterizzano diversi periodi festivi di tutta l’area euro-mediterranea. Si tratta di richieste di dazione e prelievi di beni (generalmente alimenti) eseguite, secondo diverse modalità e entro precisi segmenti spazio-temporali, da soggetti tradizionalmente demandati a rivestire il ruolo di postulanti (comitati, confratrie, compagnie di adulti, giovani, bambini/e; spesso ma non sempre connotati da speciali costumi e/o maschere e da altri simboli materiali nonché da specifici e peculiari comportamenti). L’auspicata e prefigurata (nelle formule di questua) dazione degli offerenti presuppone un dono da parte dei questuanti che assume spesso, ma no…

Rituales, descentramientos territoriales y niveles de identidad: La Semana Santa Marinera de Valencia

2011

The aim of this paper is to study how the processes of spatial and identity recomposition brought about by a globalized world affect traditional religious rituals, with particular reference to the <i>Semana Santa Marinera</i> processions in Valencia (Spain). Instead of the ritual giving rise to a single local identity, it can be seen that levels of local identity —while not disappearing— overlap more and more with increasingly vague new territorialities ranging from processional networks based on canon law to state-organized meetings. Media coverage of the ritual means that new virtual communities with no fixed territorial base are created, and the complexity of this phenomenon …

Transnational heritage work and commemorative rituals across the Finnish-Russian border in the old Salla region

2019

Halembska pielgrzymka na Jasną Górę : studium kulturoznawcze

2014

Praktyka pielgrzymowania występuje we wszystkich prawie religiach. Ludzie pielgrzymują do miejsc świętych, aby spełniać tam określone akty pobożności i pokuty. W Polsce najważniejszym centrum pielgrzymkowym jest Jasna Góra, którą rokrocznie odwiedza 4-5 mln pątników. Od 1979 roku wyrusza do Częstochowy piesza pielgrzymka z Halemby – jednej z dzielnic Rudy Śląskiej. Każdego roku bierze w niej udział kilkaset osób (młodzież, średnie pokolenie, rodzice z dziećmi, niepełnosprawni na wózkach inwalidzkich), które idą pieszo w obie strony. Pielgrzymce towarzyszą charakterystyczne rytuały (tzw. dzień halembski w Częstochowie, festiwal pieśni pielgrzymkowych, wspólna zabawa przy ognisku), które spra…

The kalivarjya concerning the prohibition of initiation during the celebration of the Vedic sattra rituals

2022

The subject of kalivarjyas, their origin, and their place within Brahmanical ideology has attracted keen interest from various scholars. Indeed, the kalivarjyas constitute ‘exceptions’ to the dharmic norm that seem to invalidate the authority of the dharma itself. However, they allow us to verify how the dharma has been constantly adapted to the new requirements that have emerged with the transformations that have taken place in India over time in the religious and socio-political spheres. Among the kalivarjyas, some refer to the field of śrauta rituals, and the one concerning the prohibition of the sattradīkṣā, i.e., the initiation on the celebration of Vedic rituals of the sattra type, ap…

Compari di san Giovanni. Matrimoni e battesimi nella mafia dell’agro palermitano negli anni Venti

2017

Matrimonies and Baptisms in the Mafia of Palermo during the Twenties Historical sources have demonstrated that, since the origins of the Mafia, it has always had strong links with religion. Often, mafiosi appear to conform to Christian values: they usually go to Mass and celebrate baptisms and marriages, or tend to use religious symbols, such as crosses or holy pictures. They favour the preservation of a traditional society, outwardly based on hierarchical values and family unity. However, their ceremonies and family ties are used to reinforce criminal alliances, often ratified by comparaggio, the strong tie that arises from baptism. This article, based mainly on police and judiciary source…

Apogeum i kres stalinowskich obchodów Święta Pracy na Śląsku Opolskim (część 1)

2016

The Labor Day that falls on the May 1, was one of the most important events in Poland during the communist period. The celebrations were preceded by long-term preparations. Since the beginning of March, the society undertook May Day deeds. A few weeks before Labor Day, committees were formed, which ensured that the celebrations would proceed in accordance with the guidelines of the Central Committee of the PUWP. In the last days of April, in schools, clubs and workplaces, May Day academies were organized. On April 30, the most important academy was set up in Opole, namely the provincial. The program of the events proceeded according to the agreed scenario: initiated with speeches of party d…

Apogeum i kres stalinowskich obchodów Święta Pracy na Śląsku Opolskim (część 2)

2017

The article analyses the course of the May Day celebrations in Opole Silesia. Starting early in the morning on the Labourer's Day, propaganda slogans and reports of accomplished May Day actions were broadcast, and delegates from various workplaces, organisations and institutions gathered in order to participate in the manifestations. The main culminating point of the celebration agenda was the parade which set off after speeches delivered by the representatives of the party authorities. The parades were organised in all of the cities and all the commune centres. The parade in Opole had the largest number of participants in the region - in 1955, it gathered 50,000 people. Individual workplac…

Apogeum i kres stalinowskich obchodów Święta Pracy na Śląsku Opolskim (część 3)

2018

Aside from the official part of the celebrations, Labour Day included the entertainment part as well. In the afternoon of the lst of May numerous art and sport events, as well as games, lotteries etc. were organised in Opole and in other major localities of the voivodeship. These were received with acclamation by the community, and they noted considerable turnout. For that day the authorities arranged sale of products that were difficult to purchase on a daily basis, which constituted one more attraction of May Day celebrations. In the years 1949-1952 numerous Street fund-raisings were carried out among the participants of May Day events, and their outcomes in Opole voivodeship were judged …