The hallowed eve : dimensions of culture in a calendar festival in Northern Ireland /

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In Northern Ireland, Halloween is such a major celebration that it is often called the Irish Christmas. A day of family reunions, meals, and fun, Halloween brings people of all ages together with rhyming, storytelling, family fireworks, and community bonfires. Perhaps most important, it has become a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Santino, Jack
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©1998.
Colección:Irish literature, history, and culture.
Temas:
Halloween
Halloween > Northern Ireland > History.
Folklore > Northern Ireland.
Halloween > Irlande du Nord > Histoire.
Folklore > Irlande du Nord.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Holidays (non-religious)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Folklore.
Halloween.
Manners and customs.
Geschichte
Halloween > Grande-Bretagne > Irlande du Nord (GB)
Geschichte.
Northern Ireland > Social life and customs.
Northern Ireland.
Nordirland
Irlande du Nord (GB) > Moeurs et coutumes.
Nordirland.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Irish Christmas
  • The personality of the season: rhyming, pranking, and bonfires
  • Harvest
  • The Feast of Autumn
  • Oiche Shamhana, Night of the Spirits
  • Tie the nine knots: games, divination, and belief
  • Gender construction and cultural hegemony in Northern Ireland.

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