Holiday Symbols and Customs

Author Helene Henderson

Publisher Omnigraphics

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eBook

2nd Edition 1st Edition

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Author

Helene Henderson

Publisher

Omnigraphics

Volume

Edition

4

Copyright

2008

ISBN13

9780780811119

Release

Format

eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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Overview

People everywhere gather to celebrate different types of holidays and festivals, which reflect the history and identity of people of all cultures. This edition of Holiday Symbols and Customs provides an introduction to the many ways in which people celebrate and find meaning in these traditions.
Holiday Symbols and Customs includes over 300 entries that cover such diverse topics as the Academy Awards, Cinco de Mayo, the Hiroshima Peace Ceremony, the Rose Bowl, and Watch Night. Each entry explains the type of holiday, when and where it is observed, and the related symbols and customs.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Table of Contents.
Preface.
1: Aboakyer Festival.
2: Academy Awards.
3: Advent.
4: Akwambo.
5: Alasitas Fair.
6: Alaska Day.
7: All Souls' Day.
8: America's Cup.
9: Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the.
10: Aoi Matsuri.
11: Apache Girls' Sunrise Ceremony.
12: April Fools' Day.
13: Arbor Day.
14: Arctic Winter Games.
15: Ascension Day.
16: Ash Wednesday.
17: Ashura.
18: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the.
19: Athabascan Stickdance.
20: Autumn Equinox.
21: Awoojoh.
22: Awuru Odo Festival.
23: Aztec New Fire Ceremony.
24: Bastille Day.
25: Bayou Classic.
26: Bella Coola (Nuxalk) Midwinter Rites.
27: Beltane.
28: Berber Bride Fair.
29: Blessing of the Waters.
30: Boston Marathon.
31: Bouphonia.
32: Braemar Highland Gathering.
33: Burial of the Sardine.
34: Candlemas.
35: Carnival.
36: Chalma Pilgrimage.
37: Chinese New Year.
38: Ching Ming.
39: Christmas.
40: Christmas Eve.
41: Chrysanthemum Festival.
42: Chung Yeung.
43: Chusok.
44: Cinco De Mayo.
45: Columbus Day.
46: Compitalia.
47: Confederate Memorial Day.
48: Coptic New Year.
49: Corpus Christi, Feast of.
50: Crow Fair.
51: Daytona 500.
52: Dewali.
53: Día de los Muertos.
54: Dionysia.
55: Distaff Day.
56: Dosmoche.
57: Double Fifth.
58: Durga Puja.
59: Eagle Dance.
60: Earth Day.
61: Easter.
62: Easter Monday.
63: Ebisu Festival.
64: Egungun Festival.
65: Ember Days.
66: Epiphany, Feast of the.
67: Esala Perahera.
68: Exaltation of the Cross, Feast of the.
69: Father's Day.
70: Feast of Fools.
71: Feast of the Dead.
72: Fiesta de Santa Fe.
73: Flag Day.
74: Floralia.
75: Flute Ceremony.
76: Forgiveness Sunday.
77: Fourth of July.
78: Gai Jatra.
79: Galungan.
80: Ganesh Chaturthi.
81: Ganna.
82: Gauri Festival.
83: Gion Matsuri.
84: Good Friday.
85: Great Elephant March.
86: Green Corn Dance.
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