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Festivities are one of the most stable forms of spiritual culture which undergo significant transformations as the result of globalization. Not only the spectrum of festivities, their functions, and traditions, but also the attitudes of people and their knowledge about festive culture are changing. The influence of festivities, having originated in Western Europe (St. ValentineВ’s Day, Halloween, etc.), is another significant trend that has become evident in contemporary Latvia. The research analyses the specifici...