After WW2, the festive landscape in Slovenia changed radically due to restructuring of society, politics, economy and the ever closer global integration. The paper will attempt to show how the changes in the official festive calendar in socialism and after have inscribed itself in festive practices.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
COBISS.SI-ID: 35948077Political rituals are among the best possibilities of the state self-presentation and self-affirmation. Countries and nations are reinforcing their identity at special occasions, such as national holidays celebrating independence or victory over enemies. The configuration of ritual elements including flowers, flags, speeches, and military parades is usually based on certain key concepts used by the state to provide the individual with the possibility of identification and belonging.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
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