КРСНА СЛАВА КАО ТРАДИЦИОНАЛНИ ПОРОДИЧНИ ОБРЕД У СРПСКОМ ПРАВОСЛАВЉУ
KRSNA SLAVA AS A TRADITIONAL FAMILY RITUAL IN SERBIAN ORTHODOXY

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper was to present The Slava as a family ritual that connects family members and serves as a link between the family, on the one hand, and society and culture, on the other hand. There are many theories and hypothesis about the origin of The Slava in the Serbian Orthodoxy. The Slava is an important element of Serbian cultural and national identity, and as such is classified in the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In our society, it has multiple functions. The Slava is an exceptional mechanism for maintaining family cohesion and balanced communication between family members, by encouraging a sense of belonging and unity, and by maintaining families together and by forbidding conflict situations among the family members. It also has a function of identification of families and through the mechanisms of socialization, The Slava transmits the values of the society on family members. In today’s celebration of The Slava, the social component is becoming more and more dominant.

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