Holiday symbols and customs
להגדלת הטקסט להקטנת הטקסט- ספר
"Describes the origins of over 365 holidays around the world. Explains where, when, and how each event is celebrated, with detailed information on the symbols and customs associated with the holiday. Includes contact information and web sites for related organizations"-- Provided by publisher.
כותר |
Holiday symbols and customs : a guide to the legend and lore behind the traditions, rituals, foods, games, animals, and other symbols and activities associated with holidays and holy days, feasts and fasts, and other celebrations, covering ancient, calendar, religious, historic, folkloric, national, promotional, and sporting events, as observed in the United States and around the world. |
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מהדורה |
5th ed. |
מוציא לאור |
Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics |
שנה |
[2015] |
הערות |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
הערת תוכן ותקציר |
Bella Coola (Nuxalk) Midwinter RitesBeltane Berber Bride Fair Blessing of the Waters Bodhi Day Boston Marathon Bouphonia Braemar Highland Gathering British Open Burial of the Sardine Burning Man Festival Burns Night Candlemas Cannes Film Festival Carnival Chalma Pilgrimage Chandan Yatra Chinese New Year Ching Ming Christmas Christmas Eve Chrysanthemum Festival Chung Yeung Chusok Cinco de Mayo Columbus Day Coming of Age Day Compitalia Confederate Memorial Day Coptic New Year Corpus Christi, Feast of Crow Fair Cup Match Darwin Day Daytona 500 Dewali Día de los MuertosDionysia Distaff Day Dosmoche Double Fifth Double Seventh Festival Durga Puja Eagle Dance Earth Day Easter Easter Monday Ebisu Festival Egungun Festival Ember Days Epiphany, Feast of the Esala Perahera Exaltation of the Cross, Feast of the Father's Day Feast of Fools Feast of the Dead Feast of the Immaculate Conception Festival of Seven Herbs Fiesta de Santa Fe Fiesta San Antonio Flag Day Floralia Flower Communion Flute Ceremony Forgiveness Sunday Fourth of July Gai Jatra Galungan Ganesh Chaturthi Ganna Gauri Festival Ghanta Karna Gion Matsuri Golden Globe Awards Good Friday Great Elephant March Great New Moon Ceremony Green Corn Dance Gudi Padva Guru Nanak's Birthday Guru Purnima Guy Fawkes Day Hajj Halashashti Halloween Hanami Hanukkah Hari-Kuyo Harvest Home Festival Hemis Festival Henley Royal Regatta Hidrellez Higan Hina Matsuri Hiroshima Peace Ceremony Hogmanay Hola Mohalla Holi Holocaust Memorial Day Holy Innocents' Day Homowo Hopi Snake Dance Hungry Ghosts Festival Id al-Adha Id al-Fitr Iditarod Imbolc Incwala Indianapolis 500 Indra Jatra International Day of Peace Inti Raymi FestivalIronman Triathlon World Championship Iroquois Midwinter Ceremony Janmashtami Jhulan Yatra Jidai Matsuri John Canoe Festival Juneteenth Kamakura Matsuri Karthikai Deepam Kartika Snan Kataklysmos Day Kattestoet Kentucky Derby Keretkun King Kamehameha Day Kodomo-No-Hi Korea National Foundation Day Kristallnacht Kumbh Mela Kupalo Festival Kwakiutl Midwinter Ceremonies Kwanzaa Labor Day Lag Ba-Omer Lammas Lantern Festival Laylat al-Bara'ah Laylat al-Miraj Laylat al-Qadr Lazarus Saturday Leap Year Day Leif Erikson Day Lemuralia Lent Li Ch'un |
סדרה |
Gale eBooks |
היקף החומר |
1 online resource (xviii, 1437 pages) |
שפה |
אנגלית |
שנת זכויות יוצרים |
�2015 |
מספר מערכת |
997012334628605171 |
תצוגת MARC
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