Download or read book Holidays and Festivals Index written by Helene Henderson and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to some 3,000 holidays, festivals, celebrations, commemorative days, feasts, and fasts held in countries around the world, as found in 26 well-known and widely held dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works on special days and observances. The main text is an alphabetical arrangement of events by name. Entries may include name of event, person or event named for or honored, location, ethnic or religious group, date established, date of observance, and sources with page numbers. Also included is a section explaining the different calendars of the world and tables of state and national public holidays. An annotated bibliography lists a wide range of books for all ages. Ethnic and geographic, name, religion, and chronological indexes follow the main index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Holidays Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary written by Helene Henderson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains descriptions of nearly 2,500 special days commemorated by people of various countries, cultures, and religions around the world; arranged alphabetically by name of holiday.

Download or read book Holidays Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary written by Sue Ellen Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the background of each holiday and how it is celebrated.

Download or read book Holiday Symbols written by Sue Ellen Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to hundreds of symbols associated with 224 popular holidays from around the world, covering foods, places, people, legends, and other aspects.

Download or read book Holidays Festivals Celebrations of the World Dictionary written by Omnigraphics and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A comprehensive dictionary that describes more than 3,300 holidays and festivals celebrated around the world. Features both secular and religious events from many different cultures, countries, and ethnic groups. Includes contact information for events; multiple appendices with background information on world holidays; extensive bibliography; multiple indexes"--

Download or read book All Around the Year written by Jack Santino and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether they're decorating Easter trees or celebrating Wagner's birthday by playing recordings of his Ring cycle operas and incinerating a model of Valhalla on an outdoor barbecue to the closing strains of "Gotterdämerung," Americans know both how to create and how to celebrate holidays. Jack Santino's guide to such frivolity is a wonderfully readable exploration of holidays, periods of festivity, and life-cycle rituals and celebrations. Santino draws on history, anthropology, popular culture, and folklore to show the intricate relationships between holidays and the roles that celebrations and rituals play in people's lives.

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 288 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 African American Holidays Festivals and Celebrations 2nd Ed written by James Chambers and published by Infobase Holdings, Inc. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents more than 100 diverse holidays and festivals observed by Americans of African descent, exploring their history, customs, and symbols. Also includes a chronology, bibliography, and index.

Download or read book World Holiday Festival and Calendar Books written by Tanya Gulevich and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Briefly describes some 1,000 resources on world holidays, festivals, and calendars. Entries encompass dictionaries, guidebooks, folklore and ethnic studies, children's books, historical studies, scholarly analysis and philosophical discussions, and works about calendars and time reckoning systems. Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress numbers and ISBNs are given for most entries. Periodicals, associations, and Web sites are also listed. Useful for those working in libraries, education, and religious institutions. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Holidays Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary written by Cherie D. Abbey and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details more than 3,000 observances from all 50 states and more than 100 nations.

Download or read book Holidays Around the World written by Pearline Jaikumar and published by . This book was released on 2017-12 with total page 1524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes more than 3,500 holidays and festivals celebrated around the world. Features both secular and religious events from many different cultures, countries, and ethnic groups. Includes contact information for events; multiple appendices with background information on world holidays; extensive bibliography; multiple indexes.

Download or read book Holidays Festivals Celebrations of the World Dictionary written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 1500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A comprehensive dictionary that describes more than 3,300 holidays and festivals celebrated around the world. Features both secular and religious events from many different cultures, countries, and ethnic groups. Includes contact information for events; multiple appendices with background information on world holidays; extensive bibliography; multiple indexes"--

Download or read book Public Libraries written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Index to American Reference Books Annual written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Holidays Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary written by Helene Henderson and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the pilgrimage to Mecca to the Wizard of Oz Festival, the new edition of this classic compendium circles the globe describing more than 2,000 holidays, rituals, and other notable occasions. Special features include Millennium coverage, web sites on holidays, sections on U.S. states and territories and U.S. presidents (including major landmarks), domestic and international tourism contact information, new annotated bibliography, updated coverage of calendar systems, and more.

Download or read book Holidays Around the World written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary is now Holidays Around the World. Long considered the standard reference source for information on holidays and other events this new edition will include more than 3,500 holidays, festivals, commemorations, holy days, feasts and fasts, and other observances from all parts of the world. Holidays Around the World, 6th edition, will be a key resource in your library for teachers and students who need information on different cultures, countries, and ethnic groups.

Download or read book The Super Sized Book of Holidays Special Days and Celebrations written by Rose Publishing and published by Rose Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Packed with 250 Holiday and Celebration Activities for the Whole Year! Don't just keep your kids busy, keep them learning with these exciting holiday and celebration lessons for children ages 5-10, all centered around Christ! The Super-Sized Book of Holidays, Special Days, and Celebrations: Bible Activities for the Whole Year gives you the ease and flexibility to fill your calendar with plans, projects, and parties for many special occasions throughout the year. The lessons in The Super-Sized Book of Holidays, Special Days, and Celebrations remind kids that God created us and provided for our salvation through his Son, Jesus Christ. Whenever we are mindful of God during the special days we celebrate, we are giving God the glory for the blessings he has bestowed upon us. It is our prayer that by observing Christ-centered celebrations, our children will become firmly rooted in Christian principles and desire to live lives that will be pleasing to God."--Provided by publisher