Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia, Volume 2This illustrated reference work covers a wide range of festivals that have sacred origins and are or have been part of a folk tradition, a world religion, or a major civilization. Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia travels around the world and across the centuries to uncover an often unexpected richness of meaning in some of the major sacred festivals of the world's religions, the hallowed calendars of ancient civilizations, and the seasonal celebrations of tribal cultures. From Akitu to Yom Kippur, its 150+ entries look at the content and context of these festivals from a number of perspectives (including those relating to theology, anthropology, folklore, and social theory), tracing their historical development and variations across cultures. Readers will get a vivid sense of what each festival means to the people celebrating it; how each captures its culture's beliefs, hopes and fears, founding myths, and redemptive visions; and how each expresses the universal need of humans to connect their lives to a timeless spiritual dimension. |
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... Friday 23-01-2026 Mahashivaratri Wednesday 18-02-2004 Friday 16-02-2007 Friday 12-02-2010 Wednesday Holi Saturday 06-03-2004 begins on Sat- 03-03-2007 begins on 28-02-2010 Friday 14-02-2018 Sunday 02-03-2018 Wednesday 19-02-2023 Monday ...
... Friday 23-01-2026 Mahashivaratri Wednesday 18-02-2004 Friday 16-02-2007 Friday 12-02-2010 Wednesday Holi Saturday 06-03-2004 begins on Sat- 03-03-2007 begins on 28-02-2010 Friday 14-02-2018 Sunday 02-03-2018 Wednesday 19-02-2023 Monday ...
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... Friday 27-03-2009 Monday 04-04-2011 To Monday 14-04-2008 Friday 03-04-2009 Tuesday 12-04-2011 Ramanavami Monday 14-04-2008 Friday 03-04-2009 Tuesday 12-04-2011 Raksha Bandhan Saturday 16-08-2008 Wednesday 05-08-2009 Saturday 13-08-2011 ...
... Friday 27-03-2009 Monday 04-04-2011 To Monday 14-04-2008 Friday 03-04-2009 Tuesday 12-04-2011 Ramanavami Monday 14-04-2008 Friday 03-04-2009 Tuesday 12-04-2011 Raksha Bandhan Saturday 16-08-2008 Wednesday 05-08-2009 Saturday 13-08-2011 ...
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... Friday 15-02-2013 Tuesday 04-02-2014 Saturday 24-01-2015 Friday 12-02-2016 Wednesday 01-02-2017 Mahashivaratri Sunday 10-03-2013 Friday 28-02-2014 Tuesday 17-02-2015 Tuesday 08-03-2016 Saturday 25-02-2017 Holi Wednesday 27-03-2013 ...
... Friday 15-02-2013 Tuesday 04-02-2014 Saturday 24-01-2015 Friday 12-02-2016 Wednesday 01-02-2017 Mahashivaratri Sunday 10-03-2013 Friday 28-02-2014 Tuesday 17-02-2015 Tuesday 08-03-2016 Saturday 25-02-2017 Holi Wednesday 27-03-2013 ...
Common terms and phrases
ancient Bahá'í birthday blessing calendar called Carnival celebrated century ceremony China Chinese Christ Christian Christmas Church cult custom Cybele dead deities Dionysia Divali divine Dragon Dusshera Easter Epiphany evil fast feast festival fire folklore Friday Games gifts girls goddess gods Greece Greek Gregorian Hindu holiday holy honor Indian Islamic Japan Jerusalem Jewish Jews king known Korea lunar Martinmas Matsuri Mawlid Midsummer Monday month moon Mother Muslim Naadam Naked Festival Navaratra Naw Ruz night observed offerings Òsun Panathenaea Paryushana Passover potlatch powwow prayer priest procession Prophet Puja Purim Ramadan References religious rice rites ritual Roman Rome Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hodesh Sabbath sacred sacrifice Saint George Saint Nicholas Samhain Saturday Saturnalia seasonal Sekku Shalako Shavuot shrine spirits spring Sukkot Sun Dance symbolic temple Thursday tion Torah traditional Tuesday Vaisakhi Vaishakha Vasant Panchami Vikram village Virgin Mary Wednesday week Whitsuntide women Year's Day Yom Kippur