Holiday Symbols

Politics & Social Sciences

Sue Ellen Thompson

Social Sciences

Omnigraphics, Inc.

<p>By commemorating and celebrating holidays, people of all cultures honor the past, mark the present, and anticipate the future. The symbols and customs associated with holidays are both timeless and timely. The new edition of Holiday Symbols describes more than 900 symbols and customs associated with 224 holidays and celebrations in the United States and around the world. The book describes the origins, customs, traditions, and history of each symbol and explains its modern significance. It also presents valuable background information about each holiday, including when and where it is observed, its origins, associated colors, and related holidays. A reading list for additional research completes each holiday entry.</p>

Holiday Symbols: Guide to the Legend and Lore Behind the People, Places, Food, Animals, and Other Symbols Associated With Holidays and Holy Days, Feasts and Fasts, and (Holidays Symbols, 2nd ed)

79 page trade paperback book, winner of the 1986 Morse Poetry Prize. Composed in Weiss by Eastern Typsetting Company. Printed and Bound at the Alpine Press. The paper is Warren's No. 66 Antique, an acid-free sheet.

This Body of Silk. The 1986 Morse Poetry Prize

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Northeastern Univ Pr

<p>The Autumn House Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry features 300 poems by 94 of America's best poets, including Wendell Berry, Rita Dove, Stephen Dunn, Denise Duhamel,Tony Hoagland, Li-Young Lee, Jane Kenyon, Philip Levine, Naomi Shihab Nye, Larry Levis, William Matthews, Jo McDougall, Gerald Stern, Jean Valentine, and Dean Young.</p>

The Autumn House Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry

Autumn House Pr

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