| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 192 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-181) and index. |
| Contents |
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 ..." |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
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 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Holidays -- History.
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Holidays. |
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History. |
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Rites and ceremonies.
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Rites and ceremonies. |
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Archaeoastronomy.
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Archaeoastronomy. |
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Biological rhythms.
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Biological rhythms. |
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Chronobiology.
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Chronobiology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Aveni, Anthony F. Book of the year. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003 0195150244 (DLC) 2002067176 (OCoLC)49531516 |
| ISBN |
1423761235 (electronic book) |
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9781423761235 (electronic book) |
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1280482125 |
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9781280482120 |
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0195150244 (Cloth) |
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9780195150247 (acid-free paper) |
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