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The book of the year : a brief history of our seasonal holidays /
An engaging, entertaining reference to modern holidays explains the origins of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, witches, and St. Valentine's Day as it discusses holiday traditions, celebrations, customs, and more.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2003.
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| Series: | OUP E-Books.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Creating, organizing, and transforming the holidays
- Happy New Year! But why now?
- February's holidays : prediction, purification, and passionate pursuit
- Spring Equinox : watching the serpent descend
- The Easter/Passover season : connecting time's broken circle
- May Day : a collision of forces
- Summer's Solstice : feasts of fire, water, and feminine affairs of the heart
- Labor Day : remembering the great time wars
- Halloween : dead time
- Thanksgiving : transcending Pilgrims' progress
- Christmas : from resurrection to Rudolph
- "What goes around ..."