The book of the year : a brief history of our seasonal holidays / / Anthony F. Aveni
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| Autore: |
Aveni Anthony F
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| Titolo: |
The book of the year : a brief history of our seasonal holidays / / Anthony F. Aveni
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2003 |
| ©2003 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xiv, 192 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 394.26 |
| Soggetto topico: | Holidays - History |
| Rites and ceremonies | |
| Archaeoastronomy | |
| Biological rhythms | |
| Chronobiology | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Creating, Organizing, and Transforming the Holidays; 2 Happy New Year! But Why Now?; 3 February's Holidays: Prediction, Purification, and Passionate Pursuit; 4 Spring Equinox: Watching the Serpent Descend; 5 The Easter/Passover Season: Connecting Time's Broken Circle; 6 May Day: A Collision of Forces; 7 Summer's Solstice: Feasts of Fire, Water, and Feminine Affairs of the Heart; 8 Labor Day: Remembering the Great Time Wars; 9 Halloween: Dead Time; 10 Thanksgiving: Transcending Pilgrims' Progress; 11 Christmas: From Resurrection to Rudolph; "What Goes Around . . ."Notes; References; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | An engaging, entertaining reference to modern holidays explains the origins of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, witches, and St. Valentine's Day as it discusses holiday traditions, celebrations, customs, and more. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The book of the year |
| ISBN: | 0-19-771185-5 |
| 1-280-48212-5 | |
| 1-4237-6123-5 | |
| 0-19-534869-9 | |
| 1-60256-747-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910822593003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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