The features of modern holidays under the conditions of postmodernism
The article analyses the current sociocultural situation on the basis of several key conceptions developed during the 20<sup>th</sup> and 21<sup>st</sup> centuries. According to these data, the modern era has a number of characteristic features that allow researchers to analyse important aspects of modern social processes and contribute to the most adequate assessment of the cultural situation as a whole. Having considered the main characteristics of the era, the author concludes that a new type of thinking is currently being formed, in accordance with which the entire cultural situation is changing. There is a transformation in the most important components of culture. Holidays are viewed as the most important component of human culture, which is also subject to change. Regardless of the historical or religious situation, the holiday is one of the ways of sacralisation. Thus, the article is devoted to the consideration of the current state of the holiday under the conditions of postmodernism. The modern holiday retains its basic meaning - the attainment of spiritual and spiritual balance. However, the forms of the holiday and ways to achieve its main goal have changed. The author points out the progressive and ambiguous nature of the modern holiday, which actualises the research topic for the scientific community.