00824cam0 22002653 450 SON000120420221026102912.0881407560320000608d1999 |||||ita|0103 baitaITBanche di dati e diritto d'autoreLaura ChimientiMilanoGiuffrè1999XIII, 191 p.23 cmSegue: AppendiceChimienti, LauraAF0000379507040124ITUNISOB20221026RICAUNISOBUNISOB340101918SON0001204M 102 Monografia moderna SBNM340002477SI101918acquistocarranoUNISOBUNISOB20110906134445.020110906134521.0carranoBanche di dati e diritto d'autore899302UNISOB03837nam 2201033 450 991082111640332120240131144803.01-78539-874-10-520-96044-010.1525/9780520960442(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 StatesHistoryamerican holidays.american studies.christianity.christmas.cultural studies.easter bunny.easter.family.god and religion.halloween.historical.history of american holidays.history of holidays.holidays and traditions.important holidays.jesus christ.modern popular culture.national holidays.pilgrims.presents.religion and culture.religious celebrations.religious holidays.santa claus.seasonal celebrations.spiritual.st valentine.thanksgiving.trick or treating.turkey.valentines day.HolidaysHistory.394.26973Forbes Bruce David1657353Credo Reference (Firm),MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821116403321America's favorite holidays4010744UNINA