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Whether one is interested in the Iditarod or Ramadan, Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World is the premier source of information. The third edition contains nearly 2,500 observances from the U.S and more than 100 other nations. New content includes more than 400 brand-new entries, among them independence and national days around the world; religious holidays from the Muslim, Sikh, Jain, and Zoroastrian denominations; Native American celebrations; an expanded section on calendar systems; and a perpetual calendar.The dictionary is arranged alphabetically by the name of the celebration and ranges from Aban Parab, at entry number 0001, to the Zydeco Music Festival, at number 2496. Entries include the name of the celebration, time period, a brief description, contact information, and sources consulted.Changes from the previous edition include the removal of the introductory ''Millennium'' chapter and the ''Web Sites on Holidays'' appendix. The remaining appendixes have been updated. The index section also received an overhaul. There are now three indexes — chronological, special subject, and general. The chronological index has two parts, ''Fixed Days and Events Index'' and ''Moveable Days Index,'' which lists entries observed according to the non-Gregorian calendar. The ''Special Subject Index'' is arranged in six categories — ''Ancient/Pagan,'' ''Calendar,'' ''Folkloric,'' ''Historic,'' ''Sporting,'' and ''Promotional.'' Finally, the general index combines four indexes from the previous edition and is arranged alphabetically by keyword and includes proper names.
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Holidays,Feivals, and Celebrations of e World Dictionary THIRD EDITION
Edited by Helene Henderson
Holidays, Feivals, and Celebrations of e World Dictionary
Detailing Nearly 2,500 Observances from All 50 States and More than 100 Nations THIRD EDITION
Holidays, Feivals, and Celebrations of e World Dictionary Detailing Nearly 2,500 Observances from All 50 States and More than 100 Nations THIRD EDITION A Compendious Reference Guide to Popular, Ethnic, Religious, National, and Ancient Holidays, Festivals, Celebrations, Commemorations, Holy Days, Feasts, and Fasts, Including Contact Information and Web Sites. Supplemented by Special Sections on Calendar Systems, Admission Days and Facts about the States and Territories, Presidents of the United States, Tourism Information Sources, and State and National Legal Holidays; and by an Annotated Bibliography and Chronological, Historic, Ancient, Folkloric, Calendar, Promotional, Sports, and Subject Indexes
Edited by HELENE HENDERSON
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Omnigraphics, Inc. Cherie D. Abbey, Managing Editor Helene Henderson, Editor Tanya Gulevich, Amy Keyzer, and Sue Ellen Thompson, Contributing Editors Allison A. Beckett, Mary Butler, Joan Margeson, and Linda Strand, Research Staff * * * Peter E. Ruffner, Publisher Frederick G. Ruffner, Jr., Chairman Matthew P. Barbour, Senior Vice President Kay Gill, Vice President — Directories * * * Elizabeth Barbour, Research and Permissions Coordinator Dave Bianco, Marketing Director Leif A. Gruenberg, Development Manager Kevin Hayes, Operations Manager Barry Puckett, Librarian Cherry Stockdale, Permissions Assistant Shirley Amore, Don Brown, John L. Chetcuti, Kevin Glover, Martha Johns, and Kirk Kauffman, Administrative Staff
Copyright © 2005 Omnigraphics, Inc. ISBN 0-7808-0982-3
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary : detailing nearly 2,500 observances from all 50 states and more than 100 nations : a compendious reference guide to popular, ethnic, religious, national, and ancient holidays ... / edited by Helene Henderson.— 3rd ed. p. cm. Summary: “Contains information about nearly 2,500 holidays, festiv