Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Festivities and their Celebration During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Case Study in the Latvian Context

• Authors: Oksana Kovzele , Ilze Kacane , Maija Grizane

Abstracts

EN

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges. Comparing pre-pandemic and pandemic experiences led to the re-evaluation of the role of festivities and their associated traditions. Through semi-structured interviews, people’s perceptions of festivities during the two-year-long period of repetitive social restrictions were investigated in Latvia (Latgale region). Data analysis revealed that the quality of festivities related to otherworldliness decreased. Celebration as a powerful practice for developing a sense of togetherness and experiencing collective joy was commonly acknowledged. Festivities were primarily perceived as a tool of socialization and collective identification, as well as an opportunity for entertainment and creative expression.

Keywords

EN

festive culture; traditions; re-evaluation; pandemic experience; Latvia (Latgale region)

• Publisher: University of Warsaw - Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (EUROREG) and Regional Studies Association - Polish Section
• Journal: Studia Regionalne i Lokalne
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 90
• Pages: 19-28

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Oksana Kovzele

• Daugavpils University, Centre of Cultural Research, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences; Daugavpils, Latvia

• https://orcid.org/0000000296964212

author

Ilze Kacane

• Daugavpils University, Centre of Cultural Research, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences; Daugavpils, Latvia

• https://orcid.org/000000032754158X

author

Maija Grizane

• Daugavpils University, Centre of Regional Studies Latgale Research Institute, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences; Daugavpils, Latvia

• https://orcid.org/0000000269862376

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Identifiers

DOI

10.7366/1509499549002

Biblioteka Nauki

2171518