03156nam 22005535 450 991042092770332120250609110707.09783030469160303046916610.1007/978-3-030-46916-0(CKB)4100000011363853(MiAaPQ)EBC6274723(DE-He213)978-3-030-46916-0(Perlego)3481671(MiAaPQ)EBC6273849(EXLCZ)99410000001136385320200730d2020 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Mythology of America's Seasonal Holidays The Dance of the Horae /by Arthur George1st ed. 2020.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2020.1 online resource (326 pages) illustrations9783030469153 3030469158 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction: Why We Have Holidays -- 2. New Year's Day: Creation Renewed and Re-lived -- 3. Groundhog Day: Prophecy, Rebirth, and Renewal -- 4. Valentine's Day: How a Saint Became Eros 5. Unmasking Carnival -- 6. Easter and Our Resurrection -- 7. May Day: Beltane Fires and the May Queen-Goddess -- 8. National Myth: The Goddess Behind America's Independence Day -- 9. Halloween: Eve of Transformation -- 10. Thanksgiving: Our American Mythmaking in Action -- 11. Christmas: New Beginnings and the Birth of the Divine Child-Hero.Every year we celebrate a cycle of seasonal holidays. The ancient Greeks called this cycle "The Dance of the Horae," after the mythical divinities who represented the seasons. What myths sit at the foundation of our own holiday celebrations? This interdisciplinary book explores the myths and symbols that underlie our major seasonal holidays and give them their meaning. Arthur George also shows how America's own mythmaking has shaped some holidays. This mythological approach reveals how and why holidays arose in the first place, how and why they have changed over the centuries, why they have remained important, and finally how we can celebrate them today in a more meaningful manner that can enrich our lives and better our society. George devotes particular attention to the depth psychological aspects of holidays and their corresponding myths, as well as to the insights of modern biblical scholarship for key holidays such as Easter and Christmas.ChristianityCultureChristianityGlobal and International CultureChristianity.Culture.Christianity.Global and International Culture.394.26973200George Arthurauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut972606MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910420927703321The Mythology of America's Seasonal Holidays2212251UNINA