Bibliograph

Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary, detailing more than 3,000 observances from all 50 states and more than 100 nations, edited by Cherie D. Abbey ; [foreword by Jack Santino]

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Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary, detailing more than 3,000 observances from all 50 states and more than 100 nations, edited by Cherie D. Abbey ; [foreword by Jack Santino]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

455419580

Responsibility statement

edited by Cherie D. Abbey ; [foreword by Jack Santino]

Sub title

detailing more than 3,000 observances from all 50 states and more than 100 nations

Summary

"A compendious reference guide to popular, ethnic, religious, national, and ancient holidays, festivals, celebrations, commemorations, holy days, feasts, and fasts, including contact information and Web sites. Supplemented by special sections on words relating to time, calendar systems, phases of the moon, the world's major living religions, facts about the U.S. states and territories, legal holidays by state, facts about the U.S. presidents, facts about countries around the world, legal holidays by country, tourism information sources; and by an annotated bibliography and chronological, historic, ancient, folkloric, calendar, promotional, sports, and subject indexes."

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