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Festivities and holidays have to be regarded as the antithesis of everyday life and routine. Nowadays social isolation is one of the reasons leading to the collapse of the most popular traditions followed by a human. The social change initiated by historical and political events, progress and development, on the one hand, and decline of moral and ethical values, on the other, marks out the contemporary epoch as the one shaped by loneliness and †mental' paralysis. The shift that might become crucial in the percep...

Festivities, national and public holidays have to be regarded as the antithesis of everyday life, they may be considered a universal phenomenon of culture and human existence. The growing interest in the festivity phenomenon is directly linked with the extensive changes occurring in the culture of the last three decades. During a transition period in human life and society when social structures grow weaker or are transforming, festivities carry a special functional load. By reflecting the changes in social landma...