YULETIDE CELEBRATIONS OF CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES OF OLD BELIEVERS OF THE CITY OF BENDERY (BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF THE 2020 EXPEDITION)

Abstract

This article describes the Christmas greetings tradition by children and adults existing among the city of Bendery Russian Old Believers-Lipovans. Based on the special literature analysis and the author’s work experience as part of an expedition organized in January 2020 by the Archeographic Office of Lomonosov Moscow State University with the participation of the IMLI RAS Folklore Department employees, this article provides a version of the tradition comparative analysis. Its variant, which existed from the 1940s to the 1960s, is also being considered. Interviews of Bendery residents obtained during the above-mentioned expedition are also provided in this article, and thus they are introduced into scientific use. In addition, the existing folklore practice pedagogical aspects are mentioned, the communicative functions of actions traditional for the culture of childhood Lipovans from the 1940s to the present are considered.