Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary: detailing nearly 2,500 observances from all 50 states and more than 100 nations ; a compendious reference guide to popular, ethnic, religious, national, and ancient holidays ...

"Contains information about nearly 2,500 holidays, festivals, holy days, feasts and fasts, and other observances, including popular, secular, and religious celebrations for more than 100 countries and every state of the United States"--Provided by publisher

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Detroit, MI Omnigraphics 2005
Ausgabe:3. ed.
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Table of contents
Zusammenfassung:"Contains information about nearly 2,500 holidays, festivals, holy days, feasts and fasts, and other observances, including popular, secular, and religious celebrations for more than 100 countries and every state of the United States"--Provided by publisher
Includes information on Acadians, Advent, Africa, African Americans, All Fools Day, All Hallows Day, All Saints Day, American Indians, Australia, Belgium, Black History Month, Brazil, Buddhism, Bulgaria, Cajuns, Canada, Candlemas, Carnival (Antigua, Baruda, , Argentina, Austria, Beltane, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Goa (India), Guadeloupe, Haiti, Hungary, Malta, Martinique and Guadeloupe, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, U.S. Virgin Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Venice), China, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Civil War, Columbia, Confederacy, coronations, Corpus Christi, Costa Rica, costumes, dance, dead, Day of the Dead, Easter, Ecuador, effigies, England, Epiphany, equinoxes, Estonia, Ethiopia, farmers, fast days, fasting, fertility rites, films, Finland, fire, fireworks, fishing, flags, flowers, food, foot races, Fourth of July, France, French Canadians, games, Germany, goddesses (Buddhist, Chinese, Greek, German, Hindu, Roman, Wiccan, etc.), gods (Buddhist, Celtic, Chinese, Druid, Egyptian, Greco-Roman, Greek, Hindu, Japanese, Roman, Wiccan, Zoroastrian), golf tournaments, graves, Great Britain, Greece, Greece (ancient), Guatemala, Haiti, Hajj, Hanukkah, harvest celebrations, Hinduism, Holland, Holy Saturday, Hong Kong, hot air balloons, Iceland, Imbolc, independence celebrations, India, Ireland, Islam, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jesus, Judaism, Judas, Kentucky Derby, kites, kiva, Korea, Krishna (god), Lakshmi (goddess), lanterns, Lent, liberation days, literary events/festivals, Litha, Lunar New Year, Malaysia
Malta, marriage, Mary (mother of Jesus), masks, May Day, Mexico, miracles, mock battles, monks, monsoon season, full moon, Morocco, Muhammad, music, musical instruments, music festivals, Muslims, Myanmar, National Day, Navajo Indians, Neopaganism, Nepal, Netherlands, new year celebrations, New Years Day, Nigeria, noise makers, Norway, offerings, Olympic Games, opera, Orthodox Christianity, pageants, Pakistan Independence Day, Palm Sunday, Parades, parks, Passover, picnics, pilgrimages, plants, pays, poetry, Poland, Portugal, powwows, prayers, processions, prophets, Protestantism, puppets, purification rites, races, rain ceremonies, Ramadan, Ramayana, regattas, Republic Days, U.S. Revolutionary War, rodeos, Roman Catholicism, Rome (ancient), Romulus, Franklin D. Roosevelt, roundups, Russia, sacrifices, Samhain, Santa Claus, Saturnalia, Scandinavia, Scotland, Shavuot, Shinto, Shiva (god), shrines, Shrove Tuesday, slavery, songs/singing, South Africa, Soviet Union, Spain,, sports, Sri Lanka, summer solstice, Sweden, Swiss National Day, Taiwan, Thailand, Thanksgiving, thanksgiving celebrations, theater, Tonga, trees, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Nations, United States, Venezuela, vernal equinox, Vietnam, Vishnu (god), Voodoo, Richard Wagner, Wales, Washington, D.C., George Washington, water, Whit-Monday, Wicca, wine, winter carnivals, winter solstice, witches, women, writers festivals, Yama (deity), yazata, yodeling, Yom Kippur, Yugoslavia, Yule, Zeus (god), Zoroaster, Zoroastrians, etc
Beschreibung:"Contains information about nearly 2,500 holidays, festivals, holy days, feasts and fasts, and other observances, including popular, secular, and religious celebrations for more than 100 countries and every state of the United States"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Beschreibung:XXXV, 906 S.
ISBN:0780804228

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Fernleihe Bestellen Achtung: Nicht im THWS-Bestand!