Między festynem a odpustem, czyli o świętach miast jako wykreowanym obyczaju
Between Fest and Church Fair, or Town Days as a Created Custom

Summary/Abstract: The paper tackles the celebrating of a town's own holiday, the creation of a new communal custom. The analysis of different Polish towns' holidays shows that their rituals are based on town history and the local sanctity. The holidays combine different ludic and educational forms, and contain aspects of family festivities, parish fairs, performance and play. Town days are artificial holidays during which local governments relate to historical events or 'originate tradition' in order to create local identity and promote the town. The townspeople do not always accept holidays created in this way.

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