Book
Holiday symbols / Sue Ellen Thompson, editor.
Record details
- ISBN: 0780800729 :
- Physical Description: xiii, 558 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, 1998.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A guide to the legend and lore behind the people, places, food, animals, and other symbols associated with holidays and holy days, feasts and fasts, and other celebrations, covering popular, ethnic, religious, national, and ancient events, as observed in the United States and around the world." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Citation/References Note: | Bklst 03/15/1998 SLJ May 1998 Choice Jun 1998 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Holidays. Festivals. Fasts and feasts. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Hussey-Mayfield Mem. PL - Zionsville | j REF 394.26 HOLIDAY (Text) | 33946000832472 | Juvenile Reference Books | Available | - |
| Hussey-Mayfield Mem. PL - Zionsville | REF 394.26 HOLIDAY (Text) | 33946001028435 | Adult Reference Books | Available | - |
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- Book News
Arranged alphabetically by name of holiday, 174 entries begin by listing the type of holiday (religious, ancient or pagan, ethnic, promotional, historic, national, sporting, folkloric, or calendar), the date of observation, where celebrated, symbols, colors, and related holidays. A brief essay on the origins of the holiday is followed by a discussion of the origin and meaning of each symbol associated with that particular day or event. A symbols index and general index are included illustrations are not. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
