Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary : detailing more than 2,000 observances from all 50 states and more than 100 nations
Title:
Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary : detailing more than 2,000 observances from all 50 states and more than 100 nations
Author:
Henderson, Helene, 1963-
ISBN:
9780780800748
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, 1997.
Physical Description:
xlvii, 822 p.
General Note:
"A compendious reference guide to popular, ethnic, religious, national, and ancient holidays, festivals, celebrations, commemorations, holy days, feasts, and fasts; supplemented by a special section on calendar systems, the millenium, Presidents of the United States, admission days in the United States; tourism information sources and web sites; special indexes of chronological, ethnic and geographic, historical, religious, ancient, folkloric, calendar, promotional and sports holidays, state and national legal holidays, general (alphabetical by name and by keyword) and subject indexes."
"New to this ed.: contact information source material and special section on the upcoming millenium."
Abstract:
From the pilgrimage to Mecca to the Wizard of Oz Festival, the new edition of this classic compendium circles the globe describing more than 2,000 holidays, rituals, and other notable occasions. Special features include Millennium coverage, web sites on holidays, sections on U.S. states and territories and U.S. presidents (including major landmarks), domestic and international tourism contact information, new annotated bibliography, updated coverage of calendar systems, and more.