Table 2.
Descriptive comparison of the lack of urban ritual of territorial belonging
| Form of the announcement | Functional alternatives during the cancelation | Plans for the future of the ritual | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escalade | Loss, economic consequences, protecting health |
- Commemorative flower crowns at symbolic sites - Symbolic races (spontaneous) - Cathedral bell - Event visibility (online and in the city) - New ritual objects (masks and hand sanitizer) |
Returning to the traditional event |
| San Giovanni | Loss and anger already before the pandemic | - Small events in the city, hybrid events | Contested development of an event in difficulties, hope of a return to the form changed before the pandemic |
| Sechseläuten | Loss, economic consequences, then frustration, then reflexivity and agency |
- Privatization, small private and associative bottom-up events - Reinvention of the ritual as a hybrid event |
Returning to the traditional event, confrontation with critics |