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Kwanzaa : From Holiday to Every Day
Maitefa Anganza
Paperback - $21.95
Readers can create a wonderful Kwanzaa celebration with this practical and inspiring book, perfect for novice celebrants and veteran observers alike.
Halloween : Romantic Art and Customs of Yesteryear
Diane C. Arkins
Hardcover - $30.95
An artful blend of informative narrative, old-fashioned poems, prose, and chants, this volume highlights eye-catching images of vintage Halloween ephemera and fanciful illustrations. More than 100 postcards from 1900 to 1918 are included among the 16 ...
The Book of the Year : A Brief History of Our Seasonal Holidays
Anthony F. Aveni
Paperback - $78.95
An enlightening and entertaining look at the origins and meanings of modern holidays
Halloween : An American History
Lesley Pratt Bannatyne
Paperback - $23.95
The fastest-growing holiday in America may now claim its very own definitive history. Discover the fascinating and diverse origins of the traditions, celebrations, and superstitions surrounding All Hallow's Eve in the only book that tells the whole s ...
Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead : The Day of the Dead in Mexico and Beyond
Stanley H. Brandes
Paperback - $50.95
Each October, as the Day of the Dead draws near, Mexican markets overflow with decorated breads, fanciful paper cutouts, and whimsical toy skulls and skeletons. To honor deceased relatives, Mexicans decorate graves and erect home altars. Drawing on a ...
Ethnomimesis : Folklife and the Representation of Culture
Robert Cantwell
Paperback - $50.95
Wide-ranging and provocative, this book will fascinate all those intrigued by how we create and perpetuate our representations of folklife and culture.
The Wearing of the Green : A History of Saint Patrick's Day
Mike Cronin
Hardcover - $48.95
"An inventive, delightful, and percipient book that uses Ireland's national feast day as a means to examine the texture and drama of the history of the Irish wherever they might find themselves."--Thomas Keneally, author of "The Great Shame" and "Sch ...