The book of the year a brief history of our seasonal holidays /
Aveni, Anthony F.
The book of the year a brief history of our seasonal holidays / Anthony F. Aveni. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [(c)2003.] - xiv, 192 pages, [16. pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
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..."
1423761235
Holidays--History.
Rites and ceremonies.
Archaeoastronomy.
Biological rhythms.
Chronobiology.
Electronic Books.
GT3930
The book of the year a brief history of our seasonal holidays / Anthony F. Aveni. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [(c)2003.] - xiv, 192 pages, [16. pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
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..."
1423761235
Holidays--History.
Rites and ceremonies.
Archaeoastronomy.
Biological rhythms.
Chronobiology.
Electronic Books.
GT3930