| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xv, 694 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Advent 1 -- All Souls' Day 5 -- America's Cup 9 -- Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the 12 -- Aoi Matsuri 15 -- Apache Girls' Sunrise Ceremony 16 -- April Fools' Day 18 -- Arbor Day 20 -- Ascension Day 22 -- Ashura 27 -- Ash Wednesday 30 -- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast of the 32 -- Awoojoh 36 -- Awuru Odo Festival 37 -- Bastille Day 40 -- Beltane 42 -- Blessing of the Waters 45 -- Boston Marathon 48 -- Bouphonia 50 -- Braemar Highland Gathering 52 -- Candlemas 55 -- Carnival 58 -- Chinese New Year 62 -- Ch'ing Ming 68 -- Christmas 72 -- Christmas Eve 85 -- Chrysanthemum Festival 91 -- Chung Yeung 94 -- Chusok 96 -- Columbus Day 99 -- Compitalia 102 -- Corpus Christi, Feast of 104 -- Daytona 500 109 -- Dewali 111 -- Dionysia 114 -- Distaff Day 118 -- Double Fifth 119 -- Durga Puja 124 -- Earth Day 128 -- Easter 130 -- Egungun Festival 137 -- Ember Days 139 -- Epiphany, Feast of the 141 -- Esala Perahera 148 -- Exaltation of the Cross, Feast of the 151 -- Father's Day 155 -- Feast of Fools 157 -- Flag Day 160 -- Floralia 163 -- Flute Ceremony 165 -- Fourth of July 167 -- Ganesh Chaturthi 176 -- Gauri Festival 179 -- Gion Matsuri 182 -- Good Friday 183 -- Green Corn Dance 188 -- Guru Nanak's Birthday 190 -- Guy Fawkes Day 193 -- Hajj 196 -- Halashashti 202 -- Halloween 203 -- Hanami 211 -- Hanukkah 213 -- Harvest Home Festival 216 -- Henley Royal Regatta 219 -- Hina Matsuri 221 -- Hogmanay 224 -- Hola Mohalla 227 -- Holi 229 -- Holy Innocents' Day 232 -- Hopi Snake Dance 235 -- Hungry Ghosts Festival 239 -- Id al-Adha 242 -- Id al-Fitr 244 -- Imbolc 247 -- Incwala 249 -- Indianapolis 500 251 -- Inti Raymi Festival 253 -- Iroquois Midwinter Ceremonies 255 -- Janmashtami 258 -- John Canoe Festival 260 -- Juneteenth 262 -- Kamakura Matsuri 265 -- Kartika Snan 267 -- Kataklysmos Day 269 -- Kentucky Derby 270 -- King, Jr.'s Birthday, Martin Luther 272 -- Kodomo-No-Hi 274 -- Kumbha Mela 277 -- Kupalo Festival 279 -- Kwakiutl Midwinter Ceremonies 280 -- Kwanzaa 283 -- Lag Ba-Omer 289 -- Lammas 293 -- Lantern Festival 294 -- Laylat al-Miraj 298 -- Laylat al-Qadr 301 -- Lazarus Saturday 303 -- Leap Year Day 305 -- Lemuralia 307 -- Lent 310 -- Li Ch'un 313 -- Lincoln's Birthday 315 -- Loi Krathong 318 -- Losar 320 -- Lotus, Birthday of the 323 -- Lughnasa 324 -- Luilak 328 -- Lupercalia 329 -- Martenitza 334 -- Martinmas 336 -- Maskal 338 -- Masters Golf Tournament 340 -- Maundy Thursday 342 -- Mawlid al-Nabi 346 -- May Day 349 -- Memorial Day 353 -- Michaelmas 356 -- Mid-Autumn Festival 359 -- Mid-Lent Sunday 363 -- Midsummer Day 366 -- Mother's Day 369 -- Naga Panchami 373 -- Navajo Mountain Chant 375 -- Navajo Night Chant 378 -- Nawruz 382 -- New Yam Festival 386 -- New Year's Day 388 -- New Year's Eve 392 -- Niman Katchina 395 -- Obon Festival 398 -- Obzinky 401 -- October Horse Sacrifice 402 -- Ogun Festival 404 -- Olympic Games 406 -- Onam 408 -- Oshogatsu 411 -- Palio, Festival of the 420 -- Palm Sunday 424 -- Parilia 427 -- Paro Tsechu 429 -- Paryushana 431 -- Passover 433 -- Pentecost 439 -- Pitra Paksa Festival 442 -- Plough Monday 446 -- Pongal 449 -- Posadas, Las 451 -- Powamu Festival 452 -- Procession of the Swallow 455 -- Purim 456 -- Raksha Bandhan 462 -- Ramadan 464 -- Ram Navami 467 -- Rath Yatra 470 -- Reek Sunday 471 -- Rocket Festival 474 -- Rosh Hashanah 475 -- Royal Ascot 479 -- St. Barbara's Day 484 -- St. Blaise's Day 486 -- St. Bridget's Day 489 -- St. Catherine's Day 491 -- St. Christopher's Day 494 -- St. David's Day 496 -- St. Elmo's Day 498 -- St. Francis of Assisi, Feast of 500 -- St. George's Day 502 -- St. Joseph's Day 505 -- St. Lucy's Day 508 -- St. Mennas's Day 511 -- St. Patrick's Day 512 -- St. Stephen's Day 518 -- St. Swithin's Day 521 -- St. Sylvester's Day 523 -- St. Thomas the Apostle's Day 525 -- Samhain 528 -- San Fermin Festival 530 -- Saturnalia 533 -- Sennin Gyoretsu 535 -- Setsubun 538 -- Shab-i-Barat 539 -- Shalako Ceremony 541 -- Shavuot 544 -- Shichi-Go-San 547 -- Shick-Shack Day 549 -- Shivaratri 551 -- Shrove Tuesday 553 -- Simhat Torah 556 -- Sol 560 -- Songkran 563 -- Soyaluna 565 -- Sukkot 567 -- Summer Solstice 572 -- Sun Dance 577 -- Super Bowl Sunday 579 -- Tanabata 583 -- Tano Festival 587 -- Teej 591 -- Terminalia 593 -- Tet 595 -- Thaipusam 597 -- Thanksgiving 599 -- Thesmophoria 605 -- Tisha be-Av 607 -- Tori-no-ichi 609 -- Tour de France 611 -- Tu Bishvat 613 -- Twelfth Night 615 -- Vaisakh 619 -- Valentine's Day 622 -- Vasant Panchami 626 -- Vata Savitri 628 -- Vernal Equinox 630 -- Vesak 632 -- Veterans' Day 635 -- Walpurgis Night 638 -- Wampanoag Powwow 640 -- Washington's Birthday 641 -- Wianki Festival of Wreaths 643 -- Wimbledon 645 -- Wind Festival 647 -- Winter Solstice 649 -- Yom Kippur 652. |
| Note |
"A guide to the legend and lore behind the people, places, food, animals, and other symbols associated with holidays and holy days, feasts and fasts, and other celebrations, covering popular, ethnic, religious, national, and ancient events, as observed in the United States and around the world." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Subject |
Holidays.
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Festivals.
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Fasts and feasts.
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| ISBN |
0780804236 alkaline paper |
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