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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Forbes, Bruce David, author.     Subjects     Holidays -- United States -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Forbes, Bruce David, author.       by title:      America's favorite h...         MARC Display

America's favorite holidays : candid histories / Bruce David Forbes. by Forbes, Bruce David, author. Oakland, California : University of California Press, c2015. Subjects Holidays -- United States -- History. ISBN:  9780520284715 0520284712 9780520284722 (paperback) 0520284720 (paperback) Description:  viii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm Contents:  Christmas -- Valentine's Day -- Easter -- Halloween -- Thanksgiving. Requests:  0 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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 394.26973 Fo Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua-Kona Public Library Adult Nonfiction 394.26973 Fo Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 394.26973 Fo Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 394.26973 Fo Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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