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“Touching the Red” in unofficial rituals of Soviet childhood

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Doklady Bashkirskogo Universiteta. 2020. Volume 5. No. 2. pp. 112-115.

Authors

Sidorenko A. V.*
Bashkir State University, Sterlitamak Branch
49 Lenin Street, 453103 Sterlitamak, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia

Abstract

The article is devoted to the non-verbal component of unofficial rituals of Soviet childhood - a touch on a red object. The article considers two contexts of its functioning: in the context of the oath and incantation rituals. This phenomenon is analyzed in the context of children’s folklore, Soviet everyday life and traditional Slavic culture.

Keywords

  • ritual
  • incantation
  • oath
  • children’s folklore
  • Soviet childhood
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