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The article presents the historical activity, specificity and thematic scope of research conducted by faculty members and students, with a particular focus on postdoctoral (habilitation), doctoral and master’s theses that were written on the subject of folk religiosity at the Department of Religiology and Missiology at John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. In order to explain our research methodology and the method of analyzing the collected source material obtained from ethnographic field studies on social and spiritual folk culture, the article presents the main themes of the examined annual rituals (Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter) and the rites of passage (weddings, funerals). Many of our articles on folk rituals and religiosity have been published in journals and research monographs.
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The article presents the historical activity, specificity and thematic scope of research conducted by faculty members and students, with particular focus on postdoctoral (habilitation), doctoral and master theses that were written on the subject of folk religiosity at the Department of Religious Studies and Missiology of John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. In order to explain their methodology and the method of analysis of the collected source material deriving from ethnographic field studies into social and spiritual folk culture, the article presents the main themes of the examined annual rituals (Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter) and the rites of passage (wedding, funeral). Many articles on folk rituals and religiosity have been published in journals and scientific monographs.
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Artykuł prezentuje działalność, specyfikę i tematykę badań Katedry Religiologii i Misjologii nad religijnością ludową. Zarówno pracownicy naukowi, jak i studenci mogą poszczycić się znacznymi osiągnięciami w tym zakresie, o czym świadczą prace dyplomowe powstałe w Katedrze. W przypadku pracowników naukowych uwidacznia się to w obecności na konferencjach naukowych, gdzie wygłaszano referaty, które następnie ukazywały się w formie zbiorowych publikacji. Wiele artykułów z zakresu obrzędowości i religijności ludowej zostało opublikowanych w czasopismach i monografiach naukowych. W pracach zwraca się także uwagę na przemiany, jakie nastąpiły w obrzędowości dorocznej, weselnej czy pogrzebowej na przestrzeni ostatnich lat. Zmiany dokonują się na wielu płaszczyznach życia społecznego, kulturowego czy gospodarczego, nie ominęły również ludowej obrzędowości. Pomimo wkradania się w tę społeczność nowych trendów, tak często pochodzących z innych kultur, mieszkańcy wsi (w zależności od regionu Polski) na współczesny sposób reaktywują lub pielęgnują dawne zwyczaje i obrzędy ludowe. Rekonstrukcja tradycji ludowych i światopoglądu pozwala współczesnemu człowiekowi lepiej zrozumieć ludzkie zachowania w różnych kontekstach społecznych, historycznych i kulturowych, przez co zachęca do ponownego odczytania źródłowych materiałów etnograficznych, co z kolei pozwala lepiej rozpoznać i zrozumieć wiele stereotypów, zachowań i narracji obecnych we współczesnej kulturze polskiej i w przeżywaniu religii.
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The source basis of the present article is provided by the results of ethnographic field studies conducted by the author in 64 localities near Tomaszów Lubelski. In totally, in the period of six years (1995-2001), the author collected information from 314 respondents, with whom he carried out 346 interviews. In addition, 14 collective interviews were made, in which 8 to 14 persons participated. The area of Tomaszów marks the beginning of the point of contact between the Polish and Ukrainian cultures, which is why 30 Ukrainian respondents took part. The subject of the present paper is the description and analysis of former and contemporary folk rituals and beliefs connected with the liturgical reminiscences of saints Catherine and Andrew made in the light of phenomenological and comparative methods. Folk religiousness is simpler than academic theology and Christian liturgy; it permeates the needs of man, filling time and space, objects and actions. In folk rituals, certain magical and religious elements appeared and are interwoven, which comprise the cultural signs of life according to the pagan calendar. The saints, who take care of certain areas of life, strongly influence the imagination, giving a feeling of closeness and strengthening the faith of folk people. Beliefs concerning saints appear in private prayers, songs, proverbs, statements and legends. The cult of saints influences family life and peer groups, being the main themes at social meetings. Associated with the dates of Saints Catherine and Andrew are organized marital ceremonies, which create an atmosphere of joy and the country village’s social ties. The specific games of the men and women were to reveal future passions such as: priority in entering into marriage relationships and finding one’s spouse, even determining a certain person. Older people also associated St. Andrew’s feast day with activities concerning weather forecasting.
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