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The book of the year : a brief history of our seasonal holidays / / Anthony F. Aveni



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Autore: Aveni Anthony F Visualizza persona
Titolo: The book of the year : a brief history of our seasonal holidays / / Anthony F. Aveni Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
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.: 9910784666603321
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