TRADITIONS AND RITUALS AS A SOCIAL PHENOMENON Maurov Nikolay Petrovich, Dr of law, professor, Honored lawyer of the Russian Federation. <...> Place of employment: Interregional Institute of Economics aЧН Laа aЭ ЭСО IPA EЮrAЬE, SaТЧЭ PОЭОrsburg. <...> E-mail: mayurov2010@mail.ru Trofimova Tatyana Aleksandrovna, PhD in philosophy, associate professor, police colonel. <...> Place of employment: Saint-Petersburg university of MIA Russia. <...> E-mail: borisov-af@mail.ru Makarov Dmitry Andreevich, PhD at law, associate professor. <...> Place of employment: SaintPetersburg state architecture and construction University. <...> Department: theory and history of state and law chair. <...> Place of employment: Interregional Institute of Economics and law at the EurAsEC, St. Petersburg. <...> Email: dim36817245@yandex.ru Annotation: The article considers the traditions and rituals as a social phenomenon, analyzes the ways and forms of traditions and rituals in different socio-historical conditions, the characteristics of the traditions and rituals as a social phenomenon. <...> В статье рассматриваются традиции и ритуалы как социальный феномен, анализируются пути и формы формирования традиций и ритуалов в различных социально-исторических условиях, определены характеристики традиций и ритуалов как социального феномена! <...>