アメリカの代表的な祝日の歴史<br>America's Favorite Holidays : Candid Histories

アメリカの代表的な祝日の歴史
America's Favorite Holidays : Candid Histories

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 222 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780520284715
  • DDC分類 394.26973

Full Description


America's Favorite Holidays explores how five of America's culturally important holidays-Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgiving-came 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.

Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Christmas 2. Valentine's Day 3. Easter 4. Halloween 5. Thanksgiving Afterword Notes Index