Product Description: Easter is the most important holiday on the Christian religious calendar, as it celebrates the central tenet of the faith, Jesus' resurrection. From Ash Wednesday to Ascension Day, the events comprising the Easter season span almost three calendar months and are filled with ritual and tradition...read more

Product Description: For anyone interested in having a handy and attractive reference guide covering Christmas, New Year's, and related days of observance from around the world, this book includes more than 200 alphabetically arranged entries. It discusses folk and religious customs as well as the history, legends, and symbols associated with the holidays...read more

The "Encyclopedia of Easter, Carnival, and Lent" is a convenient source of information on virtually every aspect of Easter and related holidays. Also covered in the book are customs and observances associated with Lent as well as the Carnival that traditionally precedes the beginning of Lent. More Than 150 Topics Covered This reference work contains more than 150 alphabetically arranged entries that cover all aspects of Easter, Carnival, and Lent. These entries cover the holiday's history, myths, legends, customs, religious observances, related holidays, and symbols from around the world. Entries range in length from about 100 words to 3,000 words. Each entry offers suggestions for further reading. Black-and-white illustrations complement the text. Among the topics covered are the following: Annunciation Ascension Day Ash Wednesday Bells Burning of Judas Carnival King Crooked Wednesday Cross Easter Bunny Easter Card Easter Colors Easter Egg Hunt Easter Parade Easter Seal Egg Legends Eucharist Faberg‚ Fasting Feast of the Holy Ghost Foot Washing Forgiveness Sunday Good Friday Gospel Account of Easter Harrowing of Hell Holy Fire Ceremony Holy Week Lamb Last Supper Lent Lily Maundy Thursday Middle Cross Day Palm Sunday Passover Pentecost Pieta Plough Ceremonies Rogation Days Shavuot Soul Saturday Stations of the Cross Tree of the Cross Vigil White Sunday In addition, several entries are devoted to the celebration of Easter in different countries and parts of the world. Special Features Throughout the book numerous illustrations complement the text. Two appendices provide a general bibliography and a list of Easter-related web sites. Completing the work is a comprehensive index.

Product Description: Christmas is a holiday with a tremendously rich tradition. But you'd have to be a Santa Claus brainiac to be familiar with all the history, myths, legends, customs and religious observances of the season. It's nice to see someone has gotten around to compiling a handy guide to Christmastime arcana...read more

Product Description: ''Describes the origins of 323 holidays around the world. Explains where, when, and how each event is celebrated, with detailed information on the symbols and customs associated with the holiday. Includes contact information and web sites for related organTitle: Holiday Symbols & CustomsAuthor: Henderson, Helene (EDT)/ Abbey, Cherie D...read more

Provides a basic overview of Islamic beliefs, traditions, and practices, including history, prayers, the body, food, and holidays.

Product Description: Christmas is a holiday with a tremendously rich tradition. But you'd have to be a Santa Claus brainiac to be familiar with all the history, myths, legends, customs and religious observances of the season. It's nice to see someone has gotten around to compiling a handy guide to Christmastime arcana...read more

Entires are arranged alphabetically discussing the history, traditions, symbols, and observances of Christmas and the surrounding holidays and celebrations.

'Like sparkling lights and colorful ornaments on a holiday tree, Encyclopedia of Christmas offers myriad facts all in one place. The subtitle says it all: 'Nearly 200 alphabetically arranged entries covering all aspects of Christmas, including folk customs, religious observances, history, legends, symbols, and related days from Europe, America, and around the world.' The Encyclopedia's strong point is its international coverage reflected in the 20 or so entries devoted to Christmas in specific countries or regions all over the world, and the multicultural flavor of its articles. Web sites are offered for countries, Christmas trees, customs, and Christmas movies. Fact- and fun-filled, this is a resource for everyone.'--'Outstanding reference sources 2000', American Libraries, May 2000. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.Entries range from Advent to mincemeat pies to Yule logs

Product Description: World Holiday, Festival, and Calendar Books is an annotated bibliography of more than 1,000 books on holidays, festivals, and calendar systems. It describes readily accessible, English-language books devoted to world holidays, religious holidays, regional and national holidays, ethnic holidays, and calendars and time-reckoning systems...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)