Abstract
Based on the analysis of materials from the folklore archive of Pskov State University, recorded on the territory of the Pskov-Pechory Obozerye and Velikorechye during the folklore expeditions of the 1970s — 2000s, the article demonstrates the process of interpenetration of the archaic and Christian traditions during the Christmas season. This process causes the blurring of the borders between archaic and Christian types of carolling in most of the territory under consideration. This is manifested in the terminology used in relation to carolling, in the transfer of specific dressing traditions from Pagan to Christian customs, as well as in the content of texts that were performed by “Christ glorifiers”. The texts included such structural elements of archaic carols as the demand for a gift and threats to stingy hosts. The role of the “Christmas star” is explained as a generalized symbol of the holiday; a set of data on the methods of its making and use as an attribute defined by folk tradition is presented.
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