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Holy Days/ Holidays

Holy Days/ Holidays Religion/ Leisure Make sense of world which is beyond our observation, proof, understanding Similarities Celebration “affirm basic meaningfulness of universe & sense of oneness with it Can’t force leisure, happens from inside out Celebration – you don’t work at it

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Holy Days/ Holidays

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  1. Holy Days/ Holidays

  2. Religion/ Leisure Make sense of world which is beyond our observation, proof, understanding

  3. SimilaritiesCelebration “affirm basic meaningfulness of universe & sense of oneness with it

  4. Can’t force leisure, happens from inside out Celebration – you don’t work at it

  5. Free Will • Religious belief, leisure spring from the ind will

  6. Integration • Both integrative & inclusive • Wholeness • transcendent

  7. Well-being/ Self realization • Leisure: state of mind – personal develop. • Free time – potential spiritual growth

  8. Search for the Authentic • Belief in authentic in purer/ simpler times • modernism

  9. Ritual • Perfunctory, conventionalized act thru which an ind portrays respect for some object of ultimate value

  10. Holidays • All cultures – religious ceremonies; festivals • Medieval Europe – 1 in 3 • Reformation

  11. Became multifaceted • Urbanization – termination of work

  12. 18th Century Europe • England : Christmas, New Year, Whitsuntide • Communal holidays

  13. Saint Monday • Sporting events • Week-end; tourism

  14. Canada/ US • Various sources: • Patriotic • Seasonal • Religious • Unofficial holidays

  15. Ethnicity • Eg Rosh Hashanah

  16. Statutory holidays

  17. Holy day to holiday • Eg Groundhog Day

  18. Minor holidays

  19. Sunday/ Sabbath • Judaism • Christianity

  20. Puritan mvt • Book of Sports

  21. Organized religion • Shapes leisure: • Worthy behavior/ qualities • Restrictive influence

  22. Condemned • Theatre • Alcohol/ drugs • Gambling • Dancing • Sexually related activity • Idleness • Violence/ cruelty

  23. Puritans • Pleasure • Class conflict

  24. Original sin • predestination

  25. Promoted • Potluck suppers, festivals, raffles, fairs, athletic events

  26. Formal orgs • YM-YWCA’s • YM-YWHA’s • Salvation Army • B’nai B’rith

  27. Leisure as Religion • Dissatisfaction: alternatives • Fundamentalism

  28. Cults

  29. Leisure experience

  30. Jogging/running • Purification • Transpersonal stage • Mystical experience

  31. Soccer

  32. Religion/ Leisure/ Postmodern Culture • Truth & belief systems • Authentic self vs saturated self

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