Memories of Russian Peasants: Life Cycle Rituals – from Birth to Death
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Lyubov Shvetsova is a specialist in folk culture (MGIK, course "Folk Art Culture"), writer, and author of the popular blog and Telegram channel @mama.history with a total audience of 400,000. For several years, Lyubov has been studying the traditions and customs of ordinary Russian people, visiting archives and libraries, and working with primary sources.
"Where do peasant recollections and memoirs come from? After all, most Russian peasants were barely literate!" – that's what many people think. However, such recollections do exist, and quite a few of them. Materials from the ethnographic bureau, notes from old newspapers and magazines, the works of ethnographers, and the personal notes of peasants have survived to this day.
In this book, the author explores the theme of a person's life journey and discusses the "rites of the life cycle." The book contains information about the traditions and beliefs associated with the birth, baptism, and first year of life of peasant children, and describes youth gatherings and festivities, as well as wedding, birth, and funeral rites.
"Where do peasant recollections and memoirs come from? After all, most Russian peasants were barely literate!" – that's what many people think. However, such recollections do exist, and quite a few of them. Materials from the ethnographic bureau, notes from old newspapers and magazines, the works of ethnographers, and the personal notes of peasants have survived to this day.
In this book, the author explores the theme of a person's life journey and discusses the "rites of the life cycle." The book contains information about the traditions and beliefs associated with the birth, baptism, and first year of life of peasant children, and describes youth gatherings and festivities, as well as wedding, birth, and funeral rites.
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