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"Focused on the beginnings of the traditional Scandinavian Midsummer celebration and the spring-to-summer seasonal festivities in the Rocky Mountain West during the height of Swedish immigration. Combines folklore and history, to explore various ways Midsummer-related celebrations blended with...

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Main Author: Attebery, Jennifer Eastman, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, [2015]
Series:Ritual, festival, and celebration ; volume 3
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"Focused on the beginnings of the traditional Scandinavian Midsummer celebration and the spring-to-summer seasonal festivities in the Rocky Mountain West during the height of Swedish immigration. Combines folklore and history, to explore various ways Midsummer-related celebrations blended with the American 4thth of July and the Mormon Latter Day Saint Pioneer Day on July 24th"--
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780874219999
087421999X

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