CHANGES IN THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF THE ODESSA POPULATION AT THE END OF THE 20-BEGININNING OF THE 21 CENTURIES CONCERNING PREMARITAL COMMUNICATION, WEDDING RITUALS

Abstract

The article deals with modern rites of premarital and marriage ceremonialism, their functioning in Odessa area. Respondents with different intervals of residence in this area were taken in to the attention; all of them have with higher education, mostly pedagogical and medical. Based on the field study the analysis was made of what ceremonies were still kept in the XX century and what new cultural and spiritual legacy were formed. The cultural identity of Odessa residents was described, which testifies to the keeping of the elements of the traditional rites.

The partial representation of everyday life as an element of the national integrity and identity leads to attempts to describe and track changes in the lives of citizens upon the beginning of the XXI century. The objective involves discovering the customary law in a modern Ukrainian family, exploring household activities. These elements of life cannot be imagined without the customs and rituals that have a direct impact on the environment in which they have their place.

The article highlights contemporary ceremonies of premarital and marriage rituals, their functioning in Odessa area. Based on field research, the analysis was made as to what ceremonies the XX century kept intact, what new cultural and spiritual heritage it formed, what of the past is preserved in our days and what is not. The article reveals details of the premarital interaction ritual of the young people at the turn of the XX-XXI centuries that can be used for further research. The wedding town rituals and how they differ from the traditional ones are highlighted in their entirety. The author examines the cases that are peculiar to Odessa and which are accounted for by the multinational nature of the city. A descriptive method that was used gives the representation of the state of modern urban family with its way of life, social and domestic problems and the struggle for life, a continuous race that has not left any place and time for ethics, spirituality, culture, wisdom or morality, which was the reason for leveling the traditions. The make-up and perception of reality is changing due to the impact of globalization, the development of technology and science, political and religious changes, the influence of other cultures on all aspects of life in Ukraine. The respondents with different intervals of residence in Odessa were taken to the attention; all of them are with mostly pedagogical and medical college education. The cultural identity of residents of Odessa has been characterized, which demonstrates that elements of traditional rituals are kept intact under conditions of the transforming time.