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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797686303321

Autore

Forbes Bruce David

Titolo

America's favorite holidays : candid histories / / Bruce David Forbes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-78539-874-1

0-520-96044-0

Edizione

[[Enhanced Credo edition]]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (0 p.)

Disciplina

394.26973

Soggetti

Holidays - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- Christmas -- Valentine's Day -- Easter -- Halloween -- Thanksgiving -- Afterword -- NOTES -- ILLUSTRATIONS AND CREDITS -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

America's Favorite Holidays explores how five of America's culturally important holidays-Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgiving-came to be what they are today, seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular culture. Deftly distilling information from a wide range of sources, Bruce David Forbes reveals often-surprising answers to questions about each holiday's traditions. Was Christmas always as commercialized as it is today? Is Thanksgiving a religious or secular holiday? When did we begin trick-or-treating on Halloween? Appealing and insightful, America's Favorite Holidays satisfies our curiosity about the origins of our holidays and the fascinating ways in which religion and culture mix.