Intersection of the Religious and the Secular: The Cemetery Festival in Latvia

This article addresses the commemoration of the deceased by examining a peculiar Latvian religious tradition—the cemetery festival. Latvian society is moving down the path to secularization. Participation in religious ritual practices could be expected to decrease in a predominately secular society....

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Main Author: Stasulane, Anita (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2021]
In: Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 2
Further subjects:B commemoration of the deceased
B gravesites
B Secular
B transformations in religious practices
B Religious
B cemetery festival
B Death Rituals
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