PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Abrahamyan, Marianna
TI  - Ritual and Narrative
DP  - 2023 Jun 15
TA  - Civilia
PG  - 40--64
VI  - 14
IP  - 1
AID - 10.5507/civ.2023.003
IS  - 18053963
AB  - This article provides the insight into the study of ritual and narrative over the time and theoretically discusses the interconnectedness of the terms with a focus on their similarities and differences and the resulting potential for their collaborative research. The text attempts to demonstrate how narrative can be used within the ritual of president`s speech for the occasion of approaching the end of the year. It shows that the speech does not contribute only to the evaluation of past events of the year but also to the construction of a rite of passage which may lead the statesman to enter the new social environment with a change of his social status.