America's Favorite Holidays

America's Favorite Holidays

AngličtinaEbook
Forbes, Bruce David
University of California Press
EAN: 9780520960442
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America's Favorite Holidays explores how five of America's culturally important holidaysChristmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgivingcame to be what they are today, seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular culture. Deftly distilling information from a wide range of sources, Bruce David Forbes reveals often-surprising answers to questions about each holiday's traditions. Was Christmas always as commercialized as it is today? Is Thanksgiving a religious or secular holiday? When did we begin trick-or-treating on Halloween? Appealing and insightful, America's Favorite Holidays satisfies our curiosity about the origins of our holidays and the fascinating ways in which religion and culture mix.
EAN 9780520960442
ISBN 0520960440
Typ produktu Ebook
Vydavatel University of California Press
Datum vydání 27. října 2015
Stránky 232
Jazyk English
Země Uruguay
Autoři Forbes, Bruce David