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Festivals of the Jewish year: A modern interpretation and guide / Theodor H. Gaster (First Morrow Quill paperback edition) | Ethnomimesis: 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 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 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) Best Price: $47.94 By analyzing key aspects of Hebrew culture, this book adds new dimension to the anthropological,... |
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The Book of Holidays Around the World Best Price: $12.94 | 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 Rituals Best Price: $27.61 Nostalgia for the imagined warm family gatherings of yesteryear has colored our understanding of... | Juneteenth: 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 Edition Best Price: $8.13 This practical day-by-day calendar is a goldmine for planning exciting activities and classroom... |
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The 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 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, 1990 Best Price: $1.33 | Fertility 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 in Best Price: $39.75 |
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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 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) Best Price: $15.40 Wonderful layout. The pictures are clear and spaced beautifully on the pages. Each item is... | The English Year Best Price: $30.94 | 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... |
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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 Holiday | Celebrating Valentines Day: My Special Vanentines (Learn to Read Read to Learn Holiday Series) Best Price: $2.80 | Thanksgiving 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 Republic Best Price: $21.94 |
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The 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 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) Best Price: $10.00 | 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) Best Price: $26.50 Part of a series developed by World Book Inc. several decades ago for young people, these... |
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FESTIVALS 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 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) Best Price: $35.81 | Sacred Festivals Best Price: $5.19 | Santa 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. ... |
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New 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) 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) | A Midwestern Corn Festival: Ears Everywhere (Festivals! USA) Best Price: $6.72 | A Midwestern Corn Festival: Ears Everywhere (Festivals! USA) Best Price: $6.72 |
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The 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 Year Best Price: $24.90 | South 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) 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 City |
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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) Best Price: $58.00 Now in an updated and expanded third edition, Holiday Symbols And Customs is an exhaustive,... | LIFE: 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 Guide Best Price: $19.95 | Foxfire Christmas, A Best Price: $21.82 Take your thoughts away from the commercialism of Christmas by traveling through time and re... |
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Gifts 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 Center Best Price: $19.48 As the manager, gardens division, of Rockefeller Center, I found the book to be an accurate,... | America'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) Best Price: $265.68 | Totline 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... |
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Independence Day (First Step Nonfiction) Best Price: $1.17 | Christmas Remembered Best Price: $2.00 I have a new holiday tradition that has added meaning to my Christmas. Since its publication, I... | Christmas 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 Columbus Best Price: $10.17 Italian American writers celebrate their hidden history in a literary tribute to fighting social... | |