Socialization of the individual in the Altai society: Age of twelve in modern ritual culture
https://doi.org/10.25587/2587-5604-2025-2-33-43
Abstract
The article is devoted to the description of the celebration of the children’s holiday on eki djazhy toolgony (on eki djazhy kirgeni) in Altai families, when a child reaches the age of twelve. The holiday includes an important traditional ritual element: the design of the secondary socialization of the child, his transition from childhood to adolescence. In modern times, the holiday is a modernized type of traditional ritualism, includes innovations in ritual elements. The symbolization of the age of twelve is fixed not only at the family and clan level, but also has a social, public character. The revival and transformation of children’s rituals is traced on the basis of the author’s field materials collected in 2024-2025. in the Altai Republic.
Socialization in a broad sense is a continuous process that continues throughout a person’s life. A person’s preparation for life in society occurs through familiarization with social norms, values, and customs. In traditional culture, the specifics of children’s socialization are clearly manifested in family rituals and life cycle customs. Rituals and rites have a significant impact on a person’s social status and serve as a designation of his or her legal capacity.
About the Author
A. M. Uchaikina
S. S. Surazakov Scientific Research Institute of Altaistics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
UCHAYKINA Aiaru Mikhailovna – Cand. Sci. (History), Senior Researcher
SPIN: 7868-0301
Gorno-Altaysk
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Uchaikina A.M. Socialization of the individual in the Altai society: Age of twelve in modern ritual culture. Vestnik of North-Eastern Federal University. Pedagogics. Psychology. Philosophy. 2025;(2):33-43. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25587/2587-5604-2025-2-33-43
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