Holy Christmas!
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This article proposes a sociocultural analysis of Christmas. Based on over forty narratives of Christmas celebrations, it highlights the different dimensions and levels of ritual gifting involved and concludes to a passage from a religious to a familial type of sacrality. This article concludes by interpreting some recent evolutions of the contemporary family with respect to the characteristics of the consumption and gifts exchanged during Christmas.
Réseaux sociaux