The Life of Celebration in Everyday Iranian Life during the 1360s

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2 Department of social sciences, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

3 Department of social sciences, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.

4 Institute of Social and Cultural Studies of the Ministry of Science, Tehran, Iran

10.30465/scs.2025.46834.2783

Abstract

The celebration of the sixties, like many relationships in life, was greatly impacted by the revolution, resulting in a different form and image. Political celebrations reminiscent of the Pahlavi regimes were removed due to the government's clear stance. Even family celebrations were not spared from the turmoil caused by the revolution. This article aims to understand the experience of celebration in the everyday life of people during the sixties, using concepts such as " everyday life," "creativity and resistance," and "cultural feelings" from cultural studies theorists. The results show that despite the government's efforts to eliminate national festivals and conquer traditional festivals, people found ways to celebrate in private spaces. Celebrations helped people endure the inflammatory years of the revolution and war. The celebratory experience of the sixties can be defined under the concepts of "elimination, marginalization, and conquest of celebrations influenced by politics," "monitoring and controlling celebrations in public and private spaces," "popular creativity and celebrations," "simplicity imposed on celebrations affected by the war economy," and finally, "an experience of conflicting feelings in celebrations".

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