Holidays Books


Festivals of the Jewish year: A modern interpretation and guide / Theodor H. Gaster (First Morrow Quill paperback edition)Festivals of the Jewish year: A modern interpretation and guide / Theodor H. Gaster (First Morrow Quill paperback edition)Ethnomimesis: Folklife and the Representation of CultureEthnomimesis: Folklife and the Representation of Culture
Best Price: $7.95
This book is fascinating but somewhat over-written. Cantwell started out his research by...
La fiesta de los tastoanes: Critical Encounters in Mexican Festival PerformanceLa fiesta de los tastoanes: Critical Encounters in Mexican Festival Performance
Best Price: $4.89
Each year, for three days in September, the citizens of Jocot?n, an ancient indigenous community...
Making an American Festival: Chinese New Year in San Francisco's ChinatownMaking an American Festival: Chinese New Year in San Francisco's Chinatown
Best Price: $24.95
This provocative history of the largest annual Chinese celebration in the United States--the...
Staging and Stagers in Modern Jewish Palestine: The Creation of Festive Lore in a New Culture, 1882-1948 (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology)Staging and Stagers in Modern Jewish Palestine: The Creation of Festive Lore in a New Culture, 1882-1948 (Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology)
Best Price: $47.94
By analyzing key aspects of Hebrew culture, this book adds new dimension to the anthropological,...


The Book of Holidays Around the WorldThe Book of Holidays Around the World
Best Price: $12.94
Illustrated Festivals of Japan (Japan in Your Pocket Series, Vol 4)Illustrated Festivals of Japan (Japan in Your Pocket Series, Vol 4)
Best Price: $60.33
The Japan in Your Pocket series, simply put, is a must-read for anyone considering travel in...
Celebrating the Family: Ethnicity, Consumer Culture, and Family RitualsCelebrating the Family: Ethnicity, Consumer Culture, and Family Rituals
Best Price: $27.61
Nostalgia for the imagined warm family gatherings of yesteryear has colored our understanding of...
Juneteenth: A Celebration of FreedomJuneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom
Best Price: $13.53
There are many books on Juneteenth, but none so informative and accessible for both kids and...
Let's Celebrate Today: Calendars, Events, and Holidays Second EditionLet's Celebrate Today: Calendars, Events, and Holidays Second Edition
Best Price: $8.13
This practical day-by-day calendar is a goldmine for planning exciting activities and classroom...


The Complete Kwanzaa: Celebrating Our Cultural HarvestThe Complete Kwanzaa: Celebrating Our Cultural Harvest
Best Price: $4.00
This is a good book to give people who are sincerely curious about Kwanzaa--but would (for...
The Halloween SongbookThe Halloween Songbook
Best Price: $5.93
Good popular Halloween tunes that are easy to read for the beginner to advanced pianist (or...
Christmas With Southern Living, 1990Christmas With Southern Living, 1990
Best Price: $1.33
Fertility Goddesses, Groundhog Bellies & the Coca-Cola Company: The Origins of Modern HolidaysFertility Goddesses, Groundhog Bellies & the Coca-Cola Company: The Origins of Modern Holidays
Best Price: $10.13
Author Gabriella Kalapos digs through mythology, history, politics, and psychology to discover...
The American Festival Guide: A Handbook of More Than 200 Colonial, Homesteading, Western, Spanish, Folk, Rodeo, Sports, Cultural, and Other Annual Festivals and Celebrations inThe American Festival Guide: A Handbook of More Than 200 Colonial, Homesteading, Western, Spanish, Folk, Rodeo, Sports, Cultural, and Other Annual Festivals and Celebrations in
Best Price: $39.75

Shakespeare's Festive World: Elizabethan Seasonal Entertainment and the Professional Stage (European Studies in English Literature)Shakespeare's Festive World: Elizabethan Seasonal Entertainment and the Professional Stage (European Studies in English Literature)
Best Price: $46.92
Fran?ois Laroque's new perspective on Shakespeare's relation to popular culture has quickly...
Beyond the Four Corners of the World: A Navajo Woman's JourneyBeyond the Four Corners of the World: A Navajo Woman's Journey
Best Price: $7.19
I found Beyond the Four Corners of the World to be an excellent piece of work on two levels. On...
Halloween Favorites in Plastic (Schiffer Book for Collectors)Halloween Favorites in Plastic (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Best Price: $15.40
Wonderful layout. The pictures are clear and spaced beautifully on the pages. Each item is...
The English YearThe English Year
Best Price: $30.94
Town & Country Toasts for Every Occasion (Town & Country)Town & Country Toasts for Every Occasion (Town & Country)
Best Price: $4.95
I was hoping for a book to assist in writing a good toast. This book simply offered toasts for...

Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations' of the World Dictionary: Detailing More Than 2,000 Observances from All 50 States and More Than 100 Nations (2nd ed)Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations' of the World Dictionary: Detailing More Than 2,000 Observances from All 50 States and More Than 100 Nations (2nd ed)
Best Price: $29.84
Succoth: A Joyous HolidaySuccoth: A Joyous HolidayCelebrating Valentines Day: My Special Vanentines (Learn to Read Read to Learn Holiday Series)Celebrating Valentines Day: My Special Vanentines (Learn to Read Read to Learn Holiday Series)
Best Price: $2.80
Thanksgiving Address: Greetings to the Natural WorldThanksgiving Address: Greetings to the Natural World
Best Price: $4.40
Even though I am not a member of the six nations but am Cherokee, I found this book to be very...
Celebrating the Fourth: Independence Day and the Rites of Nationalism in the Early RepublicCelebrating the Fourth: Independence Day and the Rites of Nationalism in the Early Republic
Best Price: $21.94

The World Holiday Book: Celebrations for Every Day of the YearThe World Holiday Book: Celebrations for Every Day of the Year
Best Price: $23.72
From the wacky and nonsensical to the traditional and conventional, this multicultural,...
An Hallowe'en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writers over the CenturiesAn Hallowe'en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writers over the Centuries
Best Price: $35.00
This unique anthology gathers together some of the most intriguing and useful works on the...
Father's Day (Holidays, Festivals, & Celebrations)Father's Day (Holidays, Festivals, & Celebrations)
Best Price: $10.00
Halloween: What's a Christian to Do?Halloween: What's a Christian to Do?
Best Price: $1.00
I would not reccomend this book on Halloween and related elements because of the author's...
Christmas in Denmark (Christmas Around the World)Christmas in Denmark (Christmas Around the World)
Best Price: $26.50
Part of a series developed by World Book Inc. several decades ago for young people, these...

FESTIVALS OF FREEDOM: Memory And Meaning in African American Emancipation Celebrations, 1808-1915FESTIVALS OF FREEDOM: Memory And Meaning in African American Emancipation Celebrations, 1808-1915
Best Price: $22.95
I love Mitch Kachun! I cannot say enough good things about this author. The book is terrific,...
Mexico's Feasts of LifeMexico's Feasts of Life
Best Price: $37.93
This book is more than chips and salsa. I married into a Mexican family and have learned over...
Festivals, Tourism And Social Change: Remaking Worlds (Tourism and Cultural Change)Festivals, Tourism And Social Change: Remaking Worlds (Tourism and Cultural Change)
Best Price: $35.81
Sacred FestivalsSacred Festivals
Best Price: $5.19
Santa Fe ChristmasSanta Fe Christmas
Best Price: $24.98
I am new to Santa Fe and bought this book to learn about some of the beautiful traditions here. ...

New Old-Fashioned Ways: Holidays and Popular CultureNew Old-Fashioned Ways: Holidays and Popular Culture
Best Price: $10.00
Feasts: Archaeological and Ethnographic Perspectives on Food, Politics, and Power (Smithsonian Series in Archaeological Inquiry)Feasts: Archaeological and Ethnographic Perspectives on Food, Politics, and Power (Smithsonian Series in Archaeological Inquiry)
The book is divided into a bunch of different sections, each of which is a catagory I would...
Festivals in Asia. (Asian Copublication Programme Series Two)Festivals in Asia. (Asian Copublication Programme Series Two)A Midwestern Corn Festival: Ears Everywhere (Festivals! USA)A Midwestern Corn Festival: Ears Everywhere (Festivals! USA)
Best Price: $6.72
A Midwestern Corn Festival: Ears Everywhere (Festivals! USA)A Midwestern Corn Festival: Ears Everywhere (Festivals! USA)
Best Price: $6.72

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: HolidaysThe Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Holidays
Best Price: $0.48
I haven't read any of the other "Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbooks," so I'm not...
Every Day a Holiday: Celebrations for the Whole YearEvery Day a Holiday: Celebrations for the Whole Year
Best Price: $24.90
South Italian Festivals: A Local History of Ritual and ChangeSouth Italian Festivals: A Local History of Ritual and Change
Best Price: $32.00
South Italian Festivals is a story and study of socio-economic changes in an Italian mountain...
Holidays and Anniversaries of the World: A Comprehensive Catalogue Containing Detailed Information on Every Month and Day of the Year, With Coverage of ... (Holidays and Anniversaries of the World)Holidays and Anniversaries of the World: A Comprehensive Catalogue Containing Detailed Information on Every Month and Day of the Year, With Coverage of ... (Holidays and Anniversaries of the World)
Best Price: $176.00
This book is huge! It goes through every day of the year, listing holidays around the world...
Christmastime in New York CityChristmastime in New York City

How Is a Crayon Made?How Is a Crayon Made?
Best Price: $1.94
Holiday Symbols and Customs: A Guide to the Legend and Lore Behind the People, Places, Food, Animals, and Other Symbols and Customs Associated With Holidays ... and Customs) (Holiday Symbols and Customs)Holiday Symbols and Customs: A Guide to the Legend and Lore Behind the People, Places, Food, Animals, and Other Symbols and Customs Associated With Holidays ... and Customs) (Holiday Symbols and Customs)
Best Price: $58.00
Now in an updated and expanded third edition, Holiday Symbols And Customs is an exhaustive,...
LIFE: America's ParadeLIFE: America's Parade
Best Price: $5.98
This book tells the whole story of how the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade has become America's...
Rediscovering The Jewish Holidays Teaching GuideRediscovering The Jewish Holidays Teaching Guide
Best Price: $19.95
Foxfire Christmas, AFoxfire Christmas, A
Best Price: $21.82
Take your thoughts away from the commercialism of Christmas by traveling through time and re...

Gifts from the Heart: Simple Ways to Make Your Family's Christmas More MeaningfulGifts from the Heart: Simple Ways to Make Your Family's Christmas More Meaningful
Best Price: $7.62
Written by teacher Virginia Brucker, Gifts from the Heart: Simple Ways To Make Your Family's...
The Christmas Tree at Rockefeller CenterThe Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center
Best Price: $19.48
As the manager, gardens division, of Rockefeller Center, I found the book to be an accurate,...
America's Public HolidaysAmerica's Public Holidays
Best Price: $28.38
Between the close of the Civil War and the end of World War I, Americans invented more than...
Encyclopedia of Holidays And Celebrations: A Country-by-country Guide (Three Volume Set)Encyclopedia of Holidays And Celebrations: A Country-by-country Guide (Three Volume Set)
Best Price: $265.68
Totline Small World Celebrations ~ Around-The-World Holidays to Celebrate with Young ChildrenTotline Small World Celebrations ~ Around-The-World Holidays to Celebrate with Young Children
Best Price: $8.95
This is a great resource book for educators (and others) interested in providing childen with...

Independence Day (First Step Nonfiction)Independence Day (First Step Nonfiction)
Best Price: $1.17
Christmas RememberedChristmas Remembered
Best Price: $2.00
I have a new holiday tradition that has added meaning to my Christmas. Since its publication, I...
Christmas MerrymakingChristmas Merrymaking
Best Price: $12.18
This lovely gift book looks at past customs of Christmas celebrations, from merrymaking and...
Avanti Popolo: Italian-American Writers Sail Beyond ColumbusAvanti Popolo: Italian-American Writers Sail Beyond Columbus
Best Price: $10.17
Italian American writers celebrate their hidden history in a literary tribute to fighting social...
 
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