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Encyclopedia of Holidays and Celebrations: A Country-by-Country Guide explores major holidays, festivals, and rites of passage in 206 countries. The first two volumes are organized alphabetically by country. The third volume features overview articles that provide detailed information about major holidays celebrated around the world, as well as articles on major world religions.
Country entries provide: General information including location, populations, government, languages, religions and national holidays; A brief introduction to national origins, geography, economy, current lifestyle and culture and cuisine; Subsection on national holidays, including the dates they are celebrated, who celebrates them and their origins and rituals; Further reading.
Entries on internationally observed holidays include: Holidays in an international context; At-a-glance information on the dates of observance and who observes the holiday; An introduction and detailed description of the origins and history of the holiday; Further reading
Entries on religious communities include: At-a-glance information about the size of the community; An introduction to the religion; The origins and history of the community; The way in which the community celebrates/commemorates holidays; Further reading
Two hundred black-and-white photographs complement the text, along with numerous sidebars and callouts focusing on fun facts relating to specific holidays. Additional features include calendar systems around the world, regional maps, indexes by holidays and countries, and a comprehensive index.
Contents: Volume I: Country entries A to K: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canad, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Eqypt, El Savador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan,
Volume II: Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagscar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, The Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Phillippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samao, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuala, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Volume III: All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day, Amish, Ascension, Ashura, Assumption, Bahai Faith, Bastille Day, Boxing Day, Carnival, Chinese New Year, Christianity, Christmas, Confucianism, Corpus Christi,, Declaration of the Bab, Diwali, Dusshera, Easter, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Fitr, El am Hejir, Epiphany, Good Friday, Gurupurab, Hajj, Hanukkah, Harvest Festivals, Hinduism, Holi, Holy Saturday, Holy Week, Immaculate Conception, Islam, Jainism, Janmashtami, Judaism, Labor Day, Lent, Maha Shivratri, Makar Sankranti, Moari, Maundy Thursday, Mouloud, Navruz, Palm Sunday, Pentecost, Pesach, Purim, Ramadan, Ram Navami, Rosh Hashanah, Shinto, Sikhism, Spring festivals, Taoism, Thanksgiving, Vesak, Yom Kippur, Yoruba, Zoroastrianism
ISBN - 813090411X
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