01 July 2018 Ethnic Festivals in Summer | Ethnic Festival in Vuktyl |
Summer is a busy season for outdoor events. In July ethnic festivals are held in many towns and villages of Komi. That's when ancient rituals and traditions come out into the streets to remind us of our national roots.
To name a few, these are Lud Festival in Izhma, Zavalinka Folk Song Festival in Vilgort, and St.Peter's Day in Ust-Tsilma. Ethnic festivals offer family-friendly entertainment and a glimpse into local culture.
'Hidden Rituals and Public Performances' by Anna-Leena Siikala and Oleg Ulyashev is a book that takes a closer look at festival traditions and other ethnic rituals in three Russian regions: North West Siberia, the Komi Republic and the Udmurt Republic.
In their insightful ethnographic study the authors analyse the recreation of religious traditions, myths, and songs in public and private performances. Their work is based on long term field-work undertaken during the 1990s and 2000s. It sheds light on how different traditions are favoured and transformed in multicultural Russia today. Siikala and Ulyashev examine rituals, songs, and festivals that emphasise specificity and create feelings of belonging between members of families, kin groups, villages, ethnic groups, and nations, and interpret them from a perspective of area, state, and cultural policies.
Performing rituals of ethnic culture is vital for many Russian minorities with different histories and administrative organisation. Local communities have a strong need to preserve the ancient traditions and pass them to the next generation.
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Hidden Rituals & Public Performances: Traditions & Belonging Among the Post-Soviet Khanty, Komi & Udmurts
Anna-Leena Siikala and Oleg Ulyashev IN 44753и Why are Khanty shamans still active? What are the folklore collectives of Komi? Why are the rituals of Udmurts performed at cultural festivals? In their insightful ethnographic study Anna-Leena Siikala and Oleg Ulyashev attempt to answer such questions by analysing the recreation of religious traditions, myths, and songs in public and private performances. Their work is based on long term field-work undertaken during the 1990s and 2000s in three different places, the Northern Ob region in North West Siberia and in the Komi and Udmurt Republics. It sheds light on how different traditions are favoured and transformed in multicultural Russia today. Siikala and Ulyashev examine rituals, songs, and festivals that emphasise specificity and create feelings of belonging between members of families, kin groups, villages, ethnic groups, and nations, and interpret them from a perspective of area, state, and cultural policies. A closer look at post-Soviet Khanty, Komi and Udmurts shows that opportunities to perform ethn |
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