02867nam 2200673 450 991046170730332120210607164633.01-78539-874-10-520-96044-010.1525/9780520960442(CKB)3710000000473118(EBL)4001392(SSID)ssj0001545568(PQKBManifestationID)16133081(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001545568(PQKBWorkID)12202401(PQKB)10037447(CaBNVSL)gtp00566501(Credo)ucpresscasl2015(OCoLC)961281205(Credo)9781785398742(MiAaPQ)EBC4001392(DE-B1597)519036(OCoLC)920673794(DE-B1597)9780520960442(Au-PeEL)EBL4001392(CaPaEBR)ebr11116555(CaONFJC)MIL828778(EXLCZ)99371000000047311820151113h20152015 uy 0engurnnu---|u||utxtccrAmerica's favorite holidays candid histories /Bruce David Forbes[Enhanced Credo edition]Oakland, California :University of California Press,2015.©20151 online resource (0 p.)Includes index.0-520-28472-0 0-520-28471-2 Includes bibliographical references.Front matter --CONTENTS --ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --Introduction --Christmas --Valentine's Day --Easter --Halloween --Thanksgiving --Afterword --NOTES --ILLUSTRATIONS AND CREDITS --INDEXAmerica'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.HolidaysUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.HolidaysHistory.394.26973Forbes Bruce David1042280Credo Reference (Firm),MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461707303321America's favorite holidays2466393UNINA