Author: Anthony F. Aveni
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195171549
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Halloween, Valentine's Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year's Day - these are but a handful of modern holidays descended from the red-letter days, seasonal celebrations we have invented and reinvented over more than five millennia to meet our changing human needs. When we explore their origins, the holidays begin to reflect not only who we are but also why, through oppressed by time and thwarted by the forces of nature, we never seem to lose the will to control the future.
The Book of the Year
Author: Anthony F. Aveni
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195171549
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Halloween, Valentine's Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year's Day - these are but a handful of modern holidays descended from the red-letter days, seasonal celebrations we have invented and reinvented over more than five millennia to meet our changing human needs. When we explore their origins, the holidays begin to reflect not only who we are but also why, through oppressed by time and thwarted by the forces of nature, we never seem to lose the will to control the future.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195171549
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Halloween, Valentine's Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year's Day - these are but a handful of modern holidays descended from the red-letter days, seasonal celebrations we have invented and reinvented over more than five millennia to meet our changing human needs. When we explore their origins, the holidays begin to reflect not only who we are but also why, through oppressed by time and thwarted by the forces of nature, we never seem to lose the will to control the future.
Celebrations; the Complete Book of American Holidays
Author: Robert J. Myers
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Cultural and historical background and traditions of forty-five major American holidays, both secular and religious, Christian and Jewish.
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Cultural and historical background and traditions of forty-five major American holidays, both secular and religious, Christian and Jewish.
The Scholastic Big Book of Holidays Around the Year
Author: Susan Dillon
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780439488099
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Contains activities, read-aloud fast facts, book links, and other resources to teach students in grades one through six about different holidays.
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780439488099
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Contains activities, read-aloud fast facts, book links, and other resources to teach students in grades one through six about different holidays.
Holidays on Display
Author: William L. Bird
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
For millions of people the world over, the annual visit to a department store to view the festive window displays and visit Santa in his winter wonderland is a treasured holiday tradition. In America, the Thanksgiving holiday is almost inconceivable without Macy's annual parade. But how did holiday traditions like this begin? Who are the behind-the-scenes magicians that conjure up this unique blend of imagination, showmanship, and salesmanship? Holidays on Display is a comprehensive overview of the art and industry of the holiday display. Author William L. Bird, Jr., traces its evolution as holiday decorations moved from shop windows to building exteriors and out into the street in the form of parade floats. In this fascinating and colorful history we are introduced to turn-of-the-century "trimmers" hiredby merchants to maintain product displays, and we marvel as advances in lighting, animation, and miniaturization lead to the incredible feats of creative self-expression practiced by today's window artists. Packed with rarely seen photographs and ephemera, Holidays on Display makes it easy to see why we have such lasting emotional attachments to animated Christmas windows, passing parades, and the ambient glow of holiday lights.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
For millions of people the world over, the annual visit to a department store to view the festive window displays and visit Santa in his winter wonderland is a treasured holiday tradition. In America, the Thanksgiving holiday is almost inconceivable without Macy's annual parade. But how did holiday traditions like this begin? Who are the behind-the-scenes magicians that conjure up this unique blend of imagination, showmanship, and salesmanship? Holidays on Display is a comprehensive overview of the art and industry of the holiday display. Author William L. Bird, Jr., traces its evolution as holiday decorations moved from shop windows to building exteriors and out into the street in the form of parade floats. In this fascinating and colorful history we are introduced to turn-of-the-century "trimmers" hiredby merchants to maintain product displays, and we marvel as advances in lighting, animation, and miniaturization lead to the incredible feats of creative self-expression practiced by today's window artists. Packed with rarely seen photographs and ephemera, Holidays on Display makes it easy to see why we have such lasting emotional attachments to animated Christmas windows, passing parades, and the ambient glow of holiday lights.
Home for the Holidays
Author: Sesame Workshop
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728255392
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
There's no place like home for the holidays! Join in a special Sesame Street celebration in this all-new multicultural book for kids that makes a perfect stocking stuffer gift! No matter what holidays you celebrate during the most wonderful time of the year, love, family, togetherness, and giving are universal. In this diversity book for kids, share in the joy with Elmo, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, and more friends with festivities on Sesame Street! From Thanksgiving and Eid al-Fitr, to Chinese New Year, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Christmas, and New Year's, this special picture book is a heartfelt celebration of different cultures and holidays from around the world. Featuring new and international Sesame Street characters, this sweet story proves that the things everyone cherishes are the same...because there's no place like home for the holidays. Why readers love Home for the Holidays: Parents, grandparents, and teachers will enjoy reading this festive, multicultural book with children Ideal holiday gift and novelty stocking stuffer for kids ages 3-7—perfect for anyone looking for Ramadan books or Christmas or Hanukkah gifts for kids Features new and international Sesame Street characters including Tamir, Chamki, Lily the Tiger, Gabrielle, Pino, Boombah, and more! Learn about the special traditions of each holiday with bonus educational content in the back, perfect for classrooms and at-home learning! Screen-free fun for children
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728255392
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
There's no place like home for the holidays! Join in a special Sesame Street celebration in this all-new multicultural book for kids that makes a perfect stocking stuffer gift! No matter what holidays you celebrate during the most wonderful time of the year, love, family, togetherness, and giving are universal. In this diversity book for kids, share in the joy with Elmo, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, and more friends with festivities on Sesame Street! From Thanksgiving and Eid al-Fitr, to Chinese New Year, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Christmas, and New Year's, this special picture book is a heartfelt celebration of different cultures and holidays from around the world. Featuring new and international Sesame Street characters, this sweet story proves that the things everyone cherishes are the same...because there's no place like home for the holidays. Why readers love Home for the Holidays: Parents, grandparents, and teachers will enjoy reading this festive, multicultural book with children Ideal holiday gift and novelty stocking stuffer for kids ages 3-7—perfect for anyone looking for Ramadan books or Christmas or Hanukkah gifts for kids Features new and international Sesame Street characters including Tamir, Chamki, Lily the Tiger, Gabrielle, Pino, Boombah, and more! Learn about the special traditions of each holiday with bonus educational content in the back, perfect for classrooms and at-home learning! Screen-free fun for children
The Book of Holidays Around the World
Author: Alice Van Straalen
Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books
ISBN: 9780525442707
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Presents chronologically an event to celebrate each day of the year, e.g. January 3, Birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien; May 12, the Cat Festival in Belgium; and October 24, United Nations Day.
Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books
ISBN: 9780525442707
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Presents chronologically an event to celebrate each day of the year, e.g. January 3, Birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien; May 12, the Cat Festival in Belgium; and October 24, United Nations Day.
All Around the Year
Author: Jack Santino
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252065163
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Whether they're decorating Easter trees or celebrating Wagner's birthday by playing recordings of his Ring cycle operas and incinerating a model of Valhalla on an outdoor barbecue to the closing strains of "Gotterdämerung," Americans know both how to create and how to celebrate holidays. Jack Santino's guide to such frivolity is a wonderfully readable exploration of holidays, periods of festivity, and life-cycle rituals and celebrations. Santino draws on history, anthropology, popular culture, and folklore to show the intricate relationships between holidays and the roles that celebrations and rituals play in people's lives.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252065163
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Whether they're decorating Easter trees or celebrating Wagner's birthday by playing recordings of his Ring cycle operas and incinerating a model of Valhalla on an outdoor barbecue to the closing strains of "Gotterdämerung," Americans know both how to create and how to celebrate holidays. Jack Santino's guide to such frivolity is a wonderfully readable exploration of holidays, periods of festivity, and life-cycle rituals and celebrations. Santino draws on history, anthropology, popular culture, and folklore to show the intricate relationships between holidays and the roles that celebrations and rituals play in people's lives.
The Book of Holidays
Author: Joseph Walker McSpadden
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Holidays
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Holidays
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
The Book of Holidays
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
The Whole Earth Holiday Book
Author: Linda Polon
Publisher: Good Year Books
ISBN: 9780673165855
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Educational resource for teachers, parents and kids!
Publisher: Good Year Books
ISBN: 9780673165855
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Educational resource for teachers, parents and kids!