Book
All around the year : holidays and celebrations in American life
Record details
- ISBN: 9780252065163 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 0252065166 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
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Physical Description:
xxi, 227 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
print - Edition: Illini Books ed.
- Publisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1995, c1994.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-222) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : searching for holidays -- Holidays in America : ritual, festival, and celebration -- Homemade holidays : making symbols, making meaning -- Winter into spring : celebrating rebirth and renewal -- Toward midsummer : celebrating the season of the sun -- Autumn into winter : celebrating death and life -- Epilogue : new hearts today. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | United States Social life and customs Seasons United States Folklore Festivals United States Holidays United States |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | GT 4803 .A4 S26 1995 | 30541869 | General Collection | Available | - |
All Around the Year : Holidays and Celebrations in American Life
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All Around the Year : Holidays and Celebrations in American Life
Whether they're decorating Easter trees or celebrating Wagner's birthday by playing recordings of his Ring cycle operas and incinerating a model of Valhalla on an outdoor barbecue to the closing strains of "Gotterdämerung," Americans know both how to create and how to celebrate holidays. Jack Santino's guide to such frivolity is a wonderfully readable exploration of holidays, periods of festivity, and life-cycle rituals and celebrations. Santino draws on history, anthropology, popular culture, and folklore to show the intricate relationships between holidays and the roles that celebrations and rituals play in people's lives.
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