moral holiday

is made up of a free zone in time and space, an occasion and a place where the feeling prevails that everyday restraints are off; individuals feel protected by the crowd, and are encouraged in normally forbidden acts.

A moral holiday comprises a free zone in time and space, an occasion and a place where the feeling prevails that everyday restraints are off; individuals feel protected by the crowd, and are encouraged in normally forbidden acts.

is a classic concept in collective behavior where there is a temporary breakdown in normal social controls; police authorities are absent, or they are ignored or actively disrespected by the crowd.

Moral holiday is a classic concept in collective behavior. There is a tempo-rary breakdown in normal social controls; police authorities are absent, or they are ignored or actively disrespected by the crowd. Most of the time most people follow the conventions of public behavior that Goffman describes as keeping up customary demeanor and deference; this makes the job of policing a narrow one of cracking down on isolated disturbances. But in a moral holiday the crowd as a whole is galvanized into a collective consciousness in opposition to these restraints; authorities, if present, are overwhelmed.

is often pervaded by an atmosphere of celebration, or at least exhilaration; it is a heady feeling of entering a special reality, separate and extraordinary, where there is little thought for the future and no concern for being called to account.

Often there is an atmosphere of celebration, or at least exhilaration; it is a heady feeling of entering a special reality, separate and extraordinary, where there is little thought for the future and no concern for being called to account.

moral holiday, n.Definitions

moral holiday