A Dictionary of English Folklore

Simpson, Jacqueline; Roud, Stephen

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“…However, despite these discomforts and fluidities, Halloween as a celebration predates other Western religious and monotheistic dates in the seasonal calendar with its pre-Christian roots as Samhain (pronounced 'sowin')-an ancient Irish Celtic festival marking the end of the summer harvest and the beginning of winter (also bringing with it the darkest nights and shortest days (Feldman 2001;Santino 1994)). Halloween also represents what in folklore studies is termed a seasonal calendar custom (Simpson and Roud 2003). These are yearly events that, like the uncanny, may struggle to be fully defined or described, but which mark a collective transition or moment of significant change and transformation of self, community, and the world.…”

Section: Halloween As Ethical Encountermentioning

confidence: 99%

Halloween, Organization, and the Ethics of Uncanny Celebration

Kelly

Riach

2018

J Bus Ethics

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This article examines the relationship between organizational ethics, the uncanny, and the annual celebration of Halloween. We begin by exploring the traditional and contemporary organizational function of Halloween as 'tension-management ritual' (Etzioni, Sociol Theory 18(1):44-59, 2000) through which collective fears, anxieties, and fantasies are played out and given material expression. Combining the uncanny with the folkloric concept of ostension, we then examine an incident in which UK supermarket retailers made national news headlines for selling offensive Halloween costumes depicting 'escaped mental patients'. Rather than treating this incident as a problem of moral hygiene-in which products are removed, apologies made, and lessons learned-we consider the value of Halloween as a unique and disruptive ethical encounter with the uncanny Other. Looking beyond its commercial appeal and controversy, we reflect on the creative, generous, and disruptive potential of Halloween as both tension-management ritual and unique organizational space of hospitality through which to receive and embrace alterity and so discover the homely within the unheimlich.

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Section: Halloween As Ethical Encountermentioning

confidence: 99%

Halloween, Organization, and the Ethics of Uncanny Celebration

Kelly

Riach

2018

J Bus Ethics

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“…Daugelis žmonių šią šventę sutinka ramiai namuose arba eina į vakarėlį, kuris, be naujametinių giesmių, mažai kuo skiriasi nuo kitų pobūvių [20,[256][257][258][259]. Kyla klausimas, kuo ši šventė yra išskirtinė šiuolaikinėje vilniečių šeimoje?…”

Section: šVentės Dalyviai Ir Vietaunclassified

Šventė Vilniuje: Naujieji metai lietuvių, lenkų ir rusų šeimose

Šaknys¹

2014

Lituanistica

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Šventė Vilniuje: Naujieji metai lietuvių, lenkų ir rusų šeimose Ž I LV Y T I S Š A K N YS lietuvos istorijos institutas, Etnologijos skyrius, Kražių g. 5, lt-01108 Vilnius El. paštas: shaknys@gmail.com Straipsnyje, remiantis stebėjimu, anketavimu ir pusiau reglamentuoto interviu duomenimis, taip pat istorinio lyginamojo ir interpretacinio metodų teikiamomis galimybėmis, siekiama atskleisti Naujųjų metų šventės etninius ir kultūrinius savitumus. Palyginsime lietuvių, lenkų ir rusų šeimose švenčiamos šventės dalyvių sudėtį, šventimo vietą, šventines vaišes, šeimoje palaikomas naujametines tradicijas, ateities spėjimus ir šventės vietą ritualinių metų struktūroje.

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“…A circle may symbolise perfection or wholeness as well as represent a boundary that serves to protect or confine what is found within 17. Moreover, a circle is an important symbol of Buddhism, which was introduced to Korea from China around the fourth century AD,18 and since then has greatly influenced Korean society, culture and the arts 19.…”

Section: The One Brandingmentioning

confidence: 99%