Download or read book Celebrations Around the World written by Carole S. Angell and published by Fulcrum Group. This book was released on 1996 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at more than 300 observations across countries and cultures of the world.
Download or read book Multicultural Celebrations and Festivals written by Karen Hart and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Multicultural Celebrations written by Norine Dresser and published by Three Rivers Press (CA). This book was released on 1999 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multicultural Celebrations presents a variety of ethnic and religious weddings, funerals, and rituals for coming of age, pregnancy, birth, healing, and other significant life events. If you need to know what to wear, how to act, which gift to give, and why any given ceremony is significant to the participants, you'll find the answers in this guide to a world of special occasions.
Download or read book Festivals Folksongs Around the World written by John Higgins and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secular Songbooks Classroom Music
Download or read book Multicultural Projects Index written by Mary Anne Pilger and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2005-09-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated and expanded fourth edition of a popular reference book for teachers and librarians to use in planning interesting extension projects, holiday events to promote diversity, and cross-cultural understanding indexes 725 new books and features over 1,000 indexed projects. Indexes build on the previous three volumes. The book is indexed by subject and author and features indexes to educational games, crafts, activities, and more. It will be particularly useful to educators for use in the social studies curriculum, but also valuable to daycare providers and parents. Booklist and Appraisals and others favorably reviewed previous editions. Complete bibliographic information is given for all books indexed. Grades K-8.
Download or read book Faiths and Festivals Book 2 written by Karen Hart and published by . This book was released on 2013-06-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Multicultural Holidays written by Julia Jasmine and published by Teacher Created Resources. This book was released on 1994 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Background information on more than 75 holidays throughout the year ... includes suggestions for ways to observe these holidays in classrooms, related activities, student contracts, and exciting culminating activities."--Page 2 of cover.
Download or read book Time to Celebrate written by Mark Fox and published by Curriculum Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Time to Celebrate offers and introduction to some of the world's cultures by examining festivals and associated cultural events. It features a rich background to many of the world's important festivals, as well as practical ideas and activities that link to learning areas including SOSE/HSIE, Literacy, The Arts, LOTE and Civics and Citizenship Education. The book has a particular focus on celebrations in Australia and the Asian region so that students come to better understand themselves and their closest neighbours. Festivals provide students with an opportunity to explore issues such as diversity, identity and belief. By studying festivals, students will begin to understand more about the multicultural world in which they live and to examine their own attitudes in respect to values such as tolerance, inclusion, respect and freedom"--Publisher's website.
Download or read book Harvest Festivals Around the World written by and published by Silver Burdett Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the festivals and holidays celebrated by various cultures around the world at the autumn equinox or harvest time.
Download or read book Traditional Festivals 2 volumes written by Christian Roy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-06-29 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated reference work covers a wide range of festivals that have sacred origins and are, or have been, part of a folk tradition, a world religion, or a major civilization. Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia travels around the world and across the centuries to uncover an often unexpected richness of meaning in some of the major sacred festivals of the world's religions, the hallowed calendars of ancient civilizations, and the seasonal celebrations of tribal cultures. From Akitu to Yom Kippur, its 150+ entries look at the content and context of these festivals from a number of perspectives (including those relating to theology, anthropology, folklore, and social theory), tracing their historical development and variations across cultures. Readers will get a vivid sense of what each festival means to the people celebrating it; how each captures its culture's beliefs, hopes and fears, founding myths, and redemptive visions; and how each expresses the universal need of humans to connect their lives to a timeless spiritual dimension.
Download or read book Celebrations Around the World written by Helen Gregory and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2013 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A multicultural look at international holidays.
Download or read book Festivals Together written by Sue Fitzjohn and published by Hawthorn Press. This book was released on 2021-07-14 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book for families and teachers helps you celebrate festivals from cultures from all over the world. This resource guide for celebration introduces a selection of 26 Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh festivals.
Download or read book Faiths and Festivals written by Christine Howard and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must-have guide for early years practitioners designed to help explain world religions and festivals to young children in a way that is meaningful to them. This guide is designed to be a practical guide to explaining the main five world faiths to young children, as well some lesser-known faiths to young children in a way that makes sense to young children. The book is also full of activity ideas to tie in to a range of religious festivals throughout the year. Each festival contains background information on the festival and why it first started, as well as activities to encourage children's learning. Introducing young children is vital in our multi-cultural and multi-faith society, and this title will provide all early years practitioners with ideas on how to teach children to value diversity and respect other children's views and backgrounds.
Download or read book Traditional Festivals written by Christian Roy and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated reference work covers a wide range of festivals that have sacred origins and are or have been part of a folk tradition, a world religion, or a major civilization. Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia travels around the world and across the centuries to uncover an often unexpected richness of meaning in some of the major sacred festivals of the world's religions, the hallowed calendars of ancient civilizations, and the seasonal celebrations of tribal cultures. From Akitu to Yom Kippur, its 150+ entries look at the content and context of these festivals from a number of perspectives (including those relating to theology, anthropology, folklore, and social theory), tracing their historical development and variations across cultures. Readers will get a vivid sense of what each festival means to the people celebrating it; how each captures its culture's beliefs, hopes and fears, founding myths, and redemptive visions; and how each expresses the universal need of humans to connect their lives to a timeless spiritual dimension.
Download or read book All Year Round written by Sue Fitzjohn and published by Festivals and the Seasons. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Year Round is brimming with things to make, activities, stories, poems and songs to share with your family. It is full of well-illustrated ideas for fun and celebration: from Candlemas to Christmas and Midsummer's day to the Winter solstice.Observing the round of festivals is an enjoyable way to bring rhythm into children's lives and provide a series of meaningful landmarks to look forward to. Each festival has a special character of its own: participation can deepen our understanding and love of nature and bring a gift to the whole family. All Year Round invites you to start celebrating now!
Download or read book A Yearbook of Holidays and Observances written by Iva A. Smith and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-07 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides insight into the beliefs and values of different peoples, primarily people of color, by looking at the holidays and celebrations (religious and nonreligious) which play an important part in their lives. Following a month-by-month format, the publication looks at holidays, which mainstream America consider traditional, through the perspectives of women and people of color and provides info. about holidays which are of particular importance to these groups. Includes holidays of: Chinese, African-American, Islamic, Hispanic, Jewish, Native American, and other celebrations. Includes info. on lunar, solar, and scientifically manipulated calendars.
Download or read book Traditional Festivals 2 volumes written by Christian Roy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-06-29 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated reference work covers a wide range of festivals that have sacred origins and are, or have been, part of a folk tradition, a world religion, or a major civilization. Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia travels around the world and across the centuries to uncover an often unexpected richness of meaning in some of the major sacred festivals of the world's religions, the hallowed calendars of ancient civilizations, and the seasonal celebrations of tribal cultures. From Akitu to Yom Kippur, its 150+ entries look at the content and context of these festivals from a number of perspectives (including those relating to theology, anthropology, folklore, and social theory), tracing their historical development and variations across cultures. Readers will get a vivid sense of what each festival means to the people celebrating it; how each captures its culture's beliefs, hopes and fears, founding myths, and redemptive visions; and how each expresses the universal need of humans to connect their lives to a timeless spiritual dimension.
