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America's favorite holidays candid histories
- Author
- Forbes, Bruce David.
- Title
- America's favorite holidays [electronic resource] : candid histories / Bruce David Forbes.
- Format
- E-Book
- Published
- Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
- Description
- pages cm
- URL
- Access for [SOUTHEAST] Access for [BLOOMINGTON] Access for [EAST] Access for [NORTHWEST] Access for [IUPUI] Access for [KOKOMO] Access for [SOUTH BEND] Access for [COLUMBUS]
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index. Available on campus and off campus with authorized login.
- Contents
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- Christmas
- Valentine's Day
- Easter
- Halloween
- Thanksgiving.
- Summary
- "America's Favorite Holidays explores how five of America's culturally dominant holidays--Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgiving--came to be what they are today, combinations of seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular culture. Distilling information from a wide range of sources, Bruce David Forbes reveals the often surprising history behind the traditions of each holiday. The book offers a comprehensive look at the Christian origins of these holidays and also touches on Passover, the religions of ancient Rome, Celtic practices, Mexico's Day of the Dead, and American civil religion. America's Favorite Holidays answers our curiosity about the origins of our holidays and the many ways in which religion and culture mix"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject headings
- Holidays--United States--History.
- Genre heading
- Electronic books.
- ISBN
- 9780520284715 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520284712 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780520284722 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0520284720 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780520960442 (ebook) 0520960440 (ebook)