Subjects:  1. Festivals    2. General    3. Holidays    4. Holidays (non religious)    5. Holidays - General    6. Manners And Customs    7. Reference    8. Pageants, parades, festivals   

Subjects:  1. Customs & Traditions    2. Festivals    3. History    4. History: World    5. Holidays    6. Holidays (non religious)    7. Sociology    8. World - General    9. Customs    10. Reference works   

Subjects:  1. History Of Civilization And Culture (General)    2. Holidays    3. Holidays (non religious)    4. Inspirational    5. Inspirational - General    6. Manners And Customs    7. Miscellanea    8. Social Science    9. Social life and customs    10. Sociology    11. Sociology - General    12. United States   

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Quality, But Difficult, Read
This books will offer an excellent overview of Christmas if you can get through the prose.Written in a by-gone time, this book may challenge readers.
A Delightful Book For All Christmas Lovers
I really enjoyed this book.Clement A. Miles draws from a rich history of celebrating the season.Here we can see where the Church would take a pagan custom and "Christianize" it.The end result is that most of these customs, especially the celebration of Christmas on December 25, have competed with the pagan ritual or observance so that the pagan religous significance is no longer left.The Christian version is the reality that usually comes down to us today. A Difficult read
Although the information is located,somewhere, in this edition it is difficult to cut through the use of "Ye Kings English" Reading this book is like reading an old kings james version of the Bible.(Not that the KJV is bad, just tasking to get through all the "Thee's & Thou's)The information about Christmas is in the book, it just seems to take forever to get around the word usage. I also found the order in which the information is presented not easy to follow. In my opinion if you are looking for just "history of Christmas" Go some place else FAST, before you fall asleep reading this snoozer!If you so choose to purchase this edition take no-doz and good luck! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Christianity - History - General    2. Christmas    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. General    5. Holidays (non religious)    6. Christian festivals    7. Customs    8. History of religion    9. Social Science / General    10. Social history   

Editorial Review

"Halloween is many things to many people; we do not celebrate the day in any one way." So Jack Santino writes in this first ever collection of essays dedicated to the study of Halloween and related festivals. Thirteen folklore and culture scholars examine the evolution of Halloween from its Celtic origins through its adaptation into modern culture. Essays on holiday customs describe harvest and autumnal rituals in Scotland, new Halloween traditions in response to legends about contaminated candy, the custom of "pranking" (more popular in some areas of the U.S. than trick-or-treating), England's Guy Fawkes Day and a parallel Bonfire Night in Newfoundland, and the development of American trick-or-treating in the years 1940-1990. Read more

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A fantastic book on fall and harvest folk customs. Wow!!
This book remains one of my all-time favorite books on folk holidays. A series of essays on various fall and harvest celebrations, it centers around Halloween, but branches out to discuss celebrations from Christmasmummers parades of the Ulster Scots and cutting the last sheaf of wheat, toBonfire night in Newfoundland, to modern day trick-or-treat scaremyths.Read more

Subjects:  1. All Souls' Day    2. Customs & Traditions    3. General    4. Halloween    5. Holidays (non religious)    6. Social Science    7. Sociology   

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A Remarkable photographic record of a Yaqui fiesta.
The Yaqui Indians, of Sonora Mexico, had migrated across the border to Arizona, at the turn of this century, to escape genocide. Establishing colonies in places like Tucson, they maintained their earlier traditions, which have continued to flourish.Read more

Subjects:  1. Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies    2. General    3. Holidays (non religious)    4. Ignatius,    5. Native American Anthropology    6. Native American Religions    7. Pictorial works    8. Religion    9. Rites and ceremonies    10. Social Science    11. Sociology    12. Yaqui Indians    13. Cult    14. Ignatius   

Subjects:  1. Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology    2. Fiction    3. Fiction - General    4. Holidays (non religious)    5. Literature: Folklore/Mythology    6. Sociology    7. History / General   

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A wonderful introduction to the celebration of Kwanzaa.
Ms. Harris' book, "A Kwanzaa Keepsake: Celebrating the Holiday With New Traditions and Feasts," is excellent.I knew nothing about Kwanzaa when I picked it up but felt as though I had been thoroughlyintroduced to a marvelous seven-day series of ceremonies, feasts andcelebrations.I came away with a great deal of respect for Kwanzaa and theseven principles behind it.It is unfortunate, however, that the creatorof Kwanzaa,Maulana Karenga, felt it necessary to discriminate against allbut African Americans, for all mankind would benefit from participating inthis moving celebration.We could all stand to be affirmed and reaffirmedas members of our families, our communities and our cultures on an annualbasis. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. African American Studies - Lifestyle    2. African American cookery    3. African Americans    4. Cooking    5. Holiday    6. Holidays (non religious)    7. Kwanzaa    8. Social life and customs    9. Sociology    10. Cooking / General   

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A superbly categorized and presented reference
Now in an updated and expanded third edition, Holiday Symbols And Customs is an exhaustive, 895-page, information resource spanning centuries of religious and secular seasonal celebrations from all across the globe. Exhaustively compiled and expertly edited by Sue Ellen Thompson, Holiday Symbols And Customs is packed from cover to cover with an immense repository of detail specifically organized to be a quick and easy reference consult for basic information concerning holiday origins, their dates of observation, where they celebrated, their symbols and customs, any related celebrations, and so much more. A superbly categorized and presented reference, Holiday Symbols And Customs is an essential, fundamental, core addition to any school or community library reference book collection. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Customs & Traditions    2. Fasts and feasts    3. Festivals    4. Holidays    5. Holidays (non religious)    6. Manners And Customs    7. Reference    8. Social Science    9. Sociology   

Subjects:  1. Biographical methods    2. Holidays (non religious)    3. Life cycle, Human    4. Methodology    5. Research    6. Research & Methodology    7. Social Science    8. Social sciences    9. Sociology    10. Child & developmental psychology    11. Psychology-Research & Methodology    12. Social Science / Research    13. Social Science-Methodology    14. Social research & statistics   

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Vibrant colors and emphatic traditions pepper this book
This bilingual picturebook, with its full text presented to young readers in both English and Spanish, uses narration, photographs, and illustrations to teach children about the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead, an annual holiday to honor and remember all those who have passed. Vibrant colors and emphatic traditions pepper this book, which makes for a brilliant multicultural reading experience. The Vigil Of The Angels is perfect for a child who is learning to speak both English and Spanish, regardless of which language he or she learned first. The text and photos are by Mary J. Andrade. The illustrations are by Jose J. Murguia. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Holidays (non religious)    2. Sociology    3. Spanish: Grades 3-4   

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My Favorite Christmas Idea Book!
This book I have had for several years and it is always the first book I reach for during the Christmas holidays. It has great Christmas recipes, craft and ornament ideas and instructions plus numerous holiday decorating ideas for entertaining or just for you and your family. I love this book.Read more

Subjects:  1. Christmas    2. Christmas decorations    3. Decorating    4. General    5. Holiday - Christmas/Hanukkah    6. Holidays (non religious)    7. Home Improvement / Construction    8. Manners And Customs    9. United States    10. Sale Books   

Subjects:  1. Festivals    2. History    3. Holidays (non religious)    4. Manners And Customs    5. Religious aspects    6. Rites and ceremonies    7. Seasons    8. Sociology   

Subjects:  1. Europe - Spain & Portugal    2. Festivals    3. Holidays (non religious)    4. Manners And Customs    5. Pictorial works    6. Social life and customs    7. Sociology    8. Spain    9. Travel - Foreign    10. Customs    11. Pageants, parades, festivals   

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The essence of Christmas in New York!
As the manager, gardens division, of Rockefeller Center, I found the book to be an accurate, delightful chronicle of the world's most beautiful Christmas Tree.It's the heart and soul of New York, and thus, the world! David Murbach

A wonderful book of memories.
This is a fine coffee table book about a subject that would appeal to anyone who has enjoyed the wonderful Christmas Tree and Holiday decoratations in Rockefeller Center, NY.The photos are excellent - especially the older ones.Nice stories about the people behind the scenes, and how the trees get selected. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Christmas trees    2. Customs & Traditions    3. Holidays (non religious)    4. Holidays - Christmas    5. New York    6. New York (State)    7. Photo Essays    8. Photoessays & Documentaries    9. Photography    10. Rockefeller Center    11. Social Science    12. United States - Northeast - Middle Atlantic (General)   

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A wonderful text from a simpler time...
This is one of two titles by Elizabeth Hough Sechrist that I have always treasured (the other being "Heigh-Ho for Hallowe'en!" which is sadly still out of print). I first found her work, appropriately enough, when I was a child. Several of her books about holidays were in our children's library at school, and they were that type of book which I had to check out again and again because they were so interesting.Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 2-3    2. Holidays    3. Holidays & Celebrations - Thanksgiving    4. Holidays (non religious)    5. Holidays - General    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Sociology    8. Thanksgiving Day   

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Fantastic Informative Text
This book provides a very thorough, well-written summary of the mystical ritual dance Calus, from Romania.Ms. Kligman's research and presentation are top-knotch.This is truly an incredible resource about this rare folkloric practice.Highly recommended. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Case studies    2. Cultural And Social Anthropology    3. Europe, Eastern    4. Holidays (non religious)    5. Pentecost Festival    6. Rites and ceremonies    7. Romania    8. Social life and customs    9. Sociology   

Subjects:  1. Encyclopedias    2. Festivals    3. Holidays (non religious)    4. Popular Culture - General    5. Reference    6. Social Science    7. Sociology    8. Religious festivals    9. Social Science / Popular Culture    10. Social theory    11. Customs & Traditions   

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Embrace the dead
Garciagodoy book opened my eyes to the depth of history and spirituality that is integral to the Day of the Dead.Her book is an unusual combination of scholarship and personal reflection.As an American whose family and culture pushes death aside as taboo, I was enthralled by how Mexicans remember and love their dead with humor and reverance.A reminder that under our skin we are all skeletons and that our dead deserve our continued love and remembrance.As described by Garciagodoy the celebration of Day of the Dead is an opportunity to bring death and the dead into the lives of the living in a manner rarely seen in the United States. One caveat:her book is not a coffee table book to be skimmed in an evening.It is an in-depth exploration of a fascinating subject.For those who are really interested, it is a must read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - Cultural    2. Cultural And Social Anthropology    3. Death And Dying (Sociological Aspects)    4. Ethnic Studies - General    5. Holidays (non religious)    6. Social Science    7. Sociology    8. Sociology, Social Studies   

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Much to think about
As will all of Marian Green's books there is so much packed into this one.Info about each of the 8 festivals plus other seasonal events that are cause for celebration.I have 3 festival books and this one points outvarious things that I haven't found in others. Celebrate each season tothe fullest! Get a deeper understanding of the earth and the traditionswhich we celebrate.If you love Marian Green you need this one. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Calendar    2. Folklore & Mythology    3. Holidays (non religious)    4. Manners And Customs    5. Religion - World Religions    6. Customs    7. Folklore    8. Pageants, parades, festivals    9. Reference works