The book of the year : a brief history of our seasonal holidays /
Aveni, Anthony F.
The book of the year : a brief history of our seasonal holidays / Anthony F. Aveni. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003. - 1 online resource (xiv, 192 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations - OUP E-Books. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-181) and index.
Creating, organizing, and transforming the holidays -- Happy New Year! But why now? -- February's holidays : prediction, purification, and passionate pursuit -- Spring Equinox : watching the serpent descend -- The Easter/Passover season : connecting time's broken circle -- May Day : a collision of forces -- Summer's Solstice : feasts of fire, water, and feminine affairs of the heart -- Labor Day : remembering the great time wars -- Halloween : dead time -- Thanksgiving : transcending Pilgrims' progress -- Christmas : from resurrection to Rudolph -- "What goes around ..."
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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.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
1423761235 (electronic bk.) 9781423761235 (electronic bk.) 1280482125 9781280482120 9786610482122 6610482128 9781602567474 1602567476 (Cloth) (acid-free paper)
MYILIB_CUp
2002067176
GBA2-U1226
Holidays--History.
Rites and ceremonies.
Archaeoastronomy.
Biological rhythms.
Chronobiology.
Rites et cérémonies.
Archéoastronomie.
Chronobiologie.
ceremonies.
rites.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Holidays (non-religious)
Archaeoastronomy.
Biological rhythms.
Chronobiology.
Holidays.
Rites and ceremonies.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
GT3930 / .A94 2003eb
394.26
The book of the year : a brief history of our seasonal holidays / Anthony F. Aveni. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003. - 1 online resource (xiv, 192 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations - OUP E-Books. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-181) and index.
Creating, organizing, and transforming the holidays -- Happy New Year! But why now? -- February's holidays : prediction, purification, and passionate pursuit -- Spring Equinox : watching the serpent descend -- The Easter/Passover season : connecting time's broken circle -- May Day : a collision of forces -- Summer's Solstice : feasts of fire, water, and feminine affairs of the heart -- Labor Day : remembering the great time wars -- Halloween : dead time -- Thanksgiving : transcending Pilgrims' progress -- Christmas : from resurrection to Rudolph -- "What goes around ..."
Use copy
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.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
1423761235 (electronic bk.) 9781423761235 (electronic bk.) 1280482125 9781280482120 9786610482122 6610482128 9781602567474 1602567476 (Cloth) (acid-free paper)
MYILIB_CUp
2002067176
GBA2-U1226
Holidays--History.
Rites and ceremonies.
Archaeoastronomy.
Biological rhythms.
Chronobiology.
Rites et cérémonies.
Archéoastronomie.
Chronobiologie.
ceremonies.
rites.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Holidays (non-religious)
Archaeoastronomy.
Biological rhythms.
Chronobiology.
Holidays.
Rites and ceremonies.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
GT3930 / .A94 2003eb
394.26