Fiestas, rituales y símbolo: epifanías de las identidades

Abstract

Festivities are a complete social reality, with a ritual and symbolic, sacred and profane expression that is connected to collective identities. They also structure the calendar and space; they are subjected to studies in social sciences and particularly in anthropology. Here a balance of the research on festive rituals is established in the Iberian level over the last few decades, paying particular attention to the research carried out on the Basque festive system.