Tradičnosť a folklorizácia sviatkov v socializme - dva príklady zo Slovinska
Tradition and Folklorization of Celebrations in Socialism - Two Examples from Slovenia

Summary/Abstract: In the article the author tries to illustrate three socialist metaphors for various attitudes towards state centre as Deema Kaneff articulated three various socialist constructions of the past – history, folklore and tradition. A case study presented is based around seasonal holidays, which inhabitants of smaller Slovenian town Brežice have celebrated in the first decades after the second world war. Mostly by comparing st. Rok’s feast and Carnival celebrations the author compares pre- and postwar organization and performances at the holidays, their scenarios and their meanings for various groups of people. In the article traditionality and folklorisation of holidays are considered and at the end of the text interpreted from the point of view of folklorism, heritage and legitimacy of tradition.

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