The book is a monographic study devoted to a detailed description and analysis of traditional folk rituals - holidays that are held in countries of foreign Europe. The authors show the history of the origin of ritual and its class essence, the formation of rituals from ancient times to the first decades of the XX century. , identify specific features for each people and common to the entire population of the European continent or religious groups. The monograph gives a scientific justification for the emergence and spread of ritual among the peoples of foreign Europe. Editorial Board: C. A. Tokarev (responsible editor), and . N. Grozdova, Yu. In. Ivanova, V. K. Sokolova .