КУЛЬТУРНАЯ ПРЕЕМСТВЕННОСТЬ ХАКАСОВ (НА ПРИМЕРЕ СВАДЕБНЫХ ТРАДИЦИЙ)

Abstract

The study is devoted to identifying the level of cultural continuity of the Khakass people on the territory of the Republic of Khakassia using the example of wedding traditions. At the moment, in the conditions of the modern world, namely urbanization and globalization, it is becoming increasingly difficult for peoples to preserve their traditions that determine the individuality of each ethnic group. In such conditions, the folk culture with each generation can be forgotten, which also faced the Khakass, whose native language is forgotten, and many national holidays go into the background. To find out how important it is for these people to preserve their native traditions, an online survey was conducted using a questionnaire through a Google form. 30 Khakassians aged 18 to 50 years old (where the average age was 34), living in the central and southern parts of Khakassia, took part. In total, 21 women and 9 men participated (70% and 30%, respectively). Thanks to the survey, it was possible to identify a fairly high level of cultural continuity of the Khakass people. The absolute number of respondents consider it important to preserve national traditions. The survey was based on the wedding characteristics of the Khakass people, so 89.6% were able to give specific examples of traditions. Among the respondents, 83.3% of the weddings were held with elements of Khakass traditions, or they are only planning to introduce these elements for a future wedding. This indicates that many Khakass in practice observe and honor wedding traditions, thereby preserving and passing on this knowledge to the next generations. From the study it became clear that traditions are observed more in villages (72.2%) than in cities (27.8%).