Holidays

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910570500Author Laurence WhistlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 241Imprint Dean Street PressPublisher Dean Street PressWeight(grams) 263g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798985127607Author Cristina SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Yoga for the BrainPublisher Yoga for the BrainWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641260251Author Art Therapy ColoringFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Art Therapy ColoringPublisher Art Therapy ColoringWeight(grams) 236g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798224393299Author Laurent AsteriaFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Laurent AsteriaPublisher Laurent AsteriaWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Mexico has a vast range of festivals, several commemorating national events but mostly religious or spiritual in inspiration. After the Spanish Conquest of 1521, Roman Catholic teachings fused with the beliefs of native civilizations, and even today the...

Popular entertainments are windows into the attitudes and values of the people who participate in them. They both reflect and affect society as they celebrate an aspect of life. The fifteen essays in this collection demonstrate various aspects of...

Everybody knows about community festivals that celebrate the good ol' days--events like Rattlesnake Roundup, Peanut Days, and Mule Day. Countless towns around the South stage them. They set aside one weekend a year, rope off some parking, and celebrate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692945261Author Lindy BellFormat HardbackPage Count 162Imprint Day AgencyPublisher Day AgencyWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 13mm

A study of the importance of festivals in Japanese society which also contains a bilingual glossary.Book InformationISBN 9780824814212Author Michael AshkenaziFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint University of Hawai'i PressPublisher University of Hawai'i...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798385206490Author Boardman W KathanFormat HardbackPage Count 222Imprint Resource Publications (CA)Publisher Resource Publications (CA)Weight(grams) 467g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781413413212Author Thomas Martin CusackFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint XlibrisPublisher XlibrisWeight(grams) 154g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781554887170Author Natasha L. Henry-DixonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Dundurn Group LtdPublisher Dundurn Group LtdWeight(grams) 439gDimensions(mm)...

Every day of the year, somewhere in the United States, some sort of holiday or special remembrance is being observed by individuals, organizations, or governments. January 30 is Pennsylvanians with Disabilities Day. On March 26, Hawaii celebrates...

A first edition of The Halloween Encyclopedia was published by McFarland in 2003 (Booklist: "a worthy addition to public and school libraries as well as the reference shelves of journalists and leaders of community events"); it was the first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780990497790Author Tersea LynnFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Tranquility PressPublisher Tranquility PressWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Wide-ranging and provocative, this book will fascinate all those intrigued by how we create and perpetuate our representations of folklife and culture. Ethnomimesis is Robert Cantwell's word for the process by which we take cultural influences,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982729007Author Brian D JaffeFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Sestin LLCPublisher Sestin LLCWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780931779398Author Jr John G RodwanFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Humanist PressPublisher Humanist PressWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996500258Author M E ChidiacFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint M.E. Hommell ChidiacPublisher M.E. Hommell ChidiacWeight(grams) 331g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780890134450Author Mary Jane Gagnier de MendozaFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Museum of New Mexico PressPublisher Museum of New Mexico...

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On the night of January 5, in certain areas of southern Tuscany, a costumed, singing troupe of characters visits residents' homes, expecting to be fed and feted in a folk custom that has recurred in the region for centuries. This is the Befanata, a...

There are approximately ten million Roma in Europe, making them the continent's largest non-territorial minority. Despite this fact, the Roma continue to experience routine discrimination and marginalization in European countries. As a result they are...

..".essentially an introductory text...the richly detailed ethnographic descriptions are accompanied by oral accounts with personal quotes well supported by Fukuda's photographic essay...a good starting book to learn about this celebration in Mexico...

There's nothing like enjoying turkey and pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, the oldest American holiday, with nostalgic memories of family gatherings around the dining room table. See how illustrators have portrayed this day of thanks through the years. More...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589802421Author Beverly VidrineFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Pelican Publishing CoPublisher Pelican Publishing CoWeight(grams) 140g

This book chronicles the history of Halloween in the 20th century through the evolution of related costumes, Jack-O'-Lanterns, decorations, candy containers, and other treats. One could easily view 20th-century Halloween costumes as being a road map...

Originally published in 1982, From Author to Reader, the first of its kind, is a complete review of books in modern society that draws upon the author's own and many other published sources concerning the social aspects of books. It looks at the roles...

First published in 1971, Experiments in Recreation Research examines critically the techniques of assessment, measurement, and projection for use in studies of the supply and demand aspects of sport and recreation. The research was carried out in two...

Theme Park Fandom argues that serious study of theme parks and their adult fans has much to tell us about contemporary transmediality and convergence, themed and immersive spaces, and audience relationships with places of meaning. Considering the duopoly...

Despite the close and longstanding links between sport and music, the relationships between these two significant cultural forms have been relatively neglected. This book addresses the oversight with a series of highly original essays written by authors...

This original collection demonstrates the importance of sporting practices, spaces and leisure affiliations to understanding issues around identity, (post-) migration, diaspora and transnationalism for global South Asian populations. The chapters provide...

The global geopolitics of sport is being transformed in and by East Asia. Sport in recent decades has been avidly embraced by East Asian nations, with implications both for their image on the international stage and their domestic national identities...

A stunning bilingual, illustrated, and photographic account of a celebrated Mexican tradition The lively Mexican holiday of Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) brings together sorrow and laughter, drawing from indigenous traditions of celebrating one’s...

Pandemic culture: The impacts of Covid-19 on the UK cultural sector and implications for the future provides a summary of the local, regional and national policy responses to the Covid-19 crisis within the cultural sector, based on the findings of a...

Pandemic culture: The impacts of Covid-19 on the UK cultural sector and implications for the future provides a summary of the local, regional and national policy responses to the Covid-19 crisis within the cultural sector, based on the findings of a...