The Hallowed Eve : Dimensions of Culture in a Calendar Festival in Northern Ireland /
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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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
1998.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| 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.


