TY - GEN N1 - 24 cm N2 - For nearly 30 years the Christmas Fair has been the largest event taking place in the Main Square in Cracow; it lasts for a little over a month, from late autumn to winter, i.e. from late November to Christmas. The Fair is a new event, referring to the European models. It is an event with a clearly ludic character; its existence has become possible only after the Advent as the period of pious reflection underwent degradation in the Polish culture. The Fair in Cracow is a spectacular product of contemporary ludic culture, the culture of fun and consumption L1 - http://www.rcin.org.pl/iae/Content/64935/PDF/WA308_84222_P714_W-poszukiwaniu-uzyte_I.pdf M3 - Text J2 - In search of a useful tradition. Some notes on Christmas Fairs J2 - Journal of Urban Ethnology 15 (2017) PY - 2017 EP - 46 KW - Advent KW - Christmas KW - Christmas Fair KW - ludic activity KW - tradition A1 - Kantor, Ryszard PB - Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii PAN VL - 15 CY - Kraków SP - 31 T1 - W poszukiwaniu użytecznej tradycji. Kilka uwag o krakowskich Targach Bożonarodzeniowych UR - http://www.rcin.org.pl/iae/dlibra/publication/edition/64935 ER -