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Rezunkov A.G. [The attitude of modern urban youth to holidays] World of Science. Series: Sociology, Philology, Cultural Studies, 2021, Vol. 12, No. 3. Available at: https://sfk-mn.ru/PDF/30SCSK321.pdf (in Russian).

The attitude of modern urban youth to holidays

Rezunkov Andrey Gennadievich
Radio Engineering College, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Michurinsk State Agrarian University, Michurinsk, Russia
E-mail: ararog@mail.ru

Abstract. The holiday has recently been increasingly turning into a feast or a theatrical action, in which there are actors and a very passive audience majority. The culture of mass celebrations, which take place in the form of folk festivals, where almost everyone is not a spectator, but a participant, is a thing of the past. It is easier for a modern person to communicate with a mechanism or a computer than with other people.

Having studied the holiday phenomenon for more than 25 years, the emotional and energy component of this phenomenon is systematically investigated, the level of impact on people is measured. The presented work examines what a holiday is, which holidays can be called traditional and calendar. Based on a sociological survey conducted among students of the technical college of St. Petersburg, it is found out how modern urban youth (16–18 years old), focused on technical specialties, understands what holidays are, what holidays they know, how they relate to traditional holidays, in particular, to Maslenitsa, how they participate in them and in general, whether they need them.

Based on the survey, it is concluded that although the most popular holidays for young people are New Year and Birthday, Maslenitsa is a landmark event for them. And if 10 % of respondents abstain from holidays in general, then more than half of the respondents are ready to participate in such a traditional holiday as Maslenitsa. In the future, it should be found out how to attract children to traditional culture without scaring off and discouraging the hunt.

Keywords: social culture; holiday; traditional holiday; Maslenitsa; social survey; modern youth; psycho-emotional impact

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