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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... Gregorian Year : 2002 Gregorian Year : 2003 Gregorian Year : 2005 Gregorian Year : 2006 Vasant Panchami Sunday 17-02-2002 Thursday 06-02-2003 Sunday 13-02-2005 Thursday 02-02-2006 Mahashivaratri Holi Wednesday 13-03-2002 Saturday 01-03 ...
... Gregorian Year : 2002 Gregorian Year : 2003 Gregorian Year : 2005 Gregorian Year : 2006 Vasant Panchami Sunday 17-02-2002 Thursday 06-02-2003 Sunday 13-02-2005 Thursday 02-02-2006 Mahashivaratri Holi Wednesday 13-03-2002 Saturday 01-03 ...
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... Gregorian Year : 2004 Gregorian Year : 2007 Gregorian Year : 2010 Gregorian Year : r : 2018 Gregorian Year : 2023 Gregorian Year : 2026 Vasant Panchami Monday 26-01-2004 Tuesday 23-01-2007 Wednesday 20-01-2010 Monday 22-01-2018 Thursday ...
... Gregorian Year : 2004 Gregorian Year : 2007 Gregorian Year : 2010 Gregorian Year : r : 2018 Gregorian Year : 2023 Gregorian Year : 2026 Vasant Panchami Monday 26-01-2004 Tuesday 23-01-2007 Wednesday 20-01-2010 Monday 22-01-2018 Thursday ...
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... Gregorian Year : 2014 Gregorian Year : 2015 Gregorian Year : 2016 Gregorian Year : 2017 Vasant Panchami 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 ...
... Gregorian Year : 2014 Gregorian Year : 2015 Gregorian Year : 2016 Gregorian Year : 2017 Vasant Panchami 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 ...
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