Ritual and Memory: Identity Construction of Massive Macanese Reunions

As a special ethnic group in Macao and an outcome of Oriental-Western cultural communications and inter-ethnic contacts, the Macanese people are of great research value in sociology, ethnology, and cultural studies. This article analyzes the situations of three categories of Macanese reunions, namel...

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Published in:Review of Culture
Main Authors: Tang Io Weng, Zhou Yanshan
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Published: Instituto Cultural de Macau 2020
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Online Access:https://www.icm.gov.mo/rc/viewer/pdfViewerParts/40062/3939
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description As a special ethnic group in Macao and an outcome of Oriental-Western cultural communications and inter-ethnic contacts, the Macanese people are of great research value in sociology, ethnology, and cultural studies. This article analyzes the situations of three categories of Macanese reunions, namely religious rituals, traditional celebrations, and thematic celebrations. Four points are maintained in this article: (a) religious activities as "rituals" are god–man and man–man interactions; (b) with the application of social media, traditional celebrations as "ceremonies" represent "the invention of tradition," old and new; (c) homage to "models" and historic glories carries significant meaning for thematic reunions as "celebrations"; (d) the cultural identity of the Macanese people is an important premise for defining their ethnicity.
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As a special ethnic group in Macao and an outcome of Oriental-Western cultural communications and inter-ethnic contacts, the Macanese people are of great research value in sociology, ethnology, and cultural studies. This article analyzes the situations of three categories of Macanese reunions, namely religious rituals, traditional celebrations, and thematic celebrations. Four points are maintained in this article: (a) religious activities as "rituals" are god–man and man–man interactions; (b) with the application of social media, traditional celebrations as "ceremonies" represent "the invention of tradition," old and new; (c) homage to "models" and historic glories carries significant meaning for thematic reunions as "celebrations"; (d) the cultural identity of the Macanese people is an important premise for defining their ethnicity.
Instituto Cultural de Macau
Macau
Review of Culture
Articles
2020
A ritual view of communication
Collective memory
Ethnic identity
Macanese community gatherings
Tang Io Weng
Zhou Yanshan
spellingShingle Ritual and Memory: Identity Construction of Massive Macanese Reunions
Tang Io Weng
Zhou Yanshan
A ritual view of communication
Collective memory
Ethnic identity
Macanese community gatherings
title Ritual and Memory: Identity Construction of Massive Macanese Reunions
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title_short Ritual and Memory: Identity Construction of Massive Macanese Reunions
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Collective memory
Ethnic identity
Macanese community gatherings
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Collective memory
Ethnic identity
Macanese community gatherings
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Collective memory
Ethnic identity
Macanese community gatherings
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