Author: Helene Henderson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780780809901
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1350
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Book Description
Describes the origins of more than 300 holidays observed in the United States and around the world. Explains where, when, and how each event is celebrated, with detailed information on the symbols and customs associated with the holiday. Includes contact information and web sites for related organizations.
Author: Sue Ellen Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 920
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Book Description
A guide to the legend and lore behind the traditions, rituals, foods, games, animals, and other symbols and activities associated with holidays and holy days, feasts and fasts, and other celebrations, covering calendar, ethnic, religious, historic, folkloric, national, promotional, sporting, and ancient events, as observed in the United States and around the world.
Author: Sue Ellen Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fasts and feasts
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Sue Ellen Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fasts and feasts
Languages : en
Pages : 720
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A guide to hundreds of symbols associated with 224 popular holidays from around the world, covering foods, places, people, legends, and other aspects.
Author: James Chambers
Publisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc
ISBN: 0780813650
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2004
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A guide to the legend and lore behind the traditions, rituals, foods, games, animals, and other symbols and activities associated with holidays and holy days, feasts and fasts, and other celebrations.
Author: Terri Fields
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1641562889
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Book Description
It is fun to celebrate holidays. Most holidays have symbols. A heart is for Valentine’s Day and a jack-o-lantern is for Halloween. Let’s learn about other holiday symbols. Paired to the fiction title The Perfect Jack-O’-Lantern.
Author: Edna Barth
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618067886
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Book Description
Examines the origins of Christmas symbols--trees, ornaments, Yule logs, Santa Claus, cards, Christmas colors, and many other holiday observances.
Author: Terri Haelle
Publisher: Discovery Days
ISBN: 9781641561808
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"Many holidays have special symbols. The symbols are a part of the celebration! What are your favorite holiday symbols?"--Back cover.
Author: Terri Fields
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781643693972
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Book Description
It is fun to celebrate holidays. Most holidays have symbols. A heart is for Valentine's Day and a jack-o-lantern is for Halloween. Let's learn about other holiday symbols. Paired to the fiction title The Perfect Jack-O'-Lantern.
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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"This softcover...book is filled with a collection of stories, traditions, and folklore of ornaments ranging from acorn to Yule log and everything else in between. 75 favorite legends are artfully displayed with a heading, illustration, and legend, symbol, or tradition explanation"--Publisher web site.
