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WEDDING CEREMONIES OF UKRAINIAN RURAL POPULATION OF ALTAI REGION IN XX CENTURY: TRADITIONS AND NOVATIONS // Tomsk Journal of Linguistics and Anthropology. 2015. Issue 3 (9). P. 90-96

This article discusses the traditions and innovations in the wedding of the Ukrainian population in the rural villages of the Altai Territory during the XX century. One of the most stable components of spiritual culture, an example of which in a certain historical time period can be traced to the degree of preservation of traditions and the emergence of innovation, a wedding ritual. During the 1910–1960s the wedding of Ukrainians of the Altai Territory was exposed to various influences, resulting in a transformation of the traditional wedding ceremony, namely the introduction of elements of novation.

Keywords: Ukrainian rural population, Altay, wedding rituals, traditions, innovations