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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 19
Page 511
... Monday 16-02-2026 08-03-2023 Tuesday 03-03-2026 urday as the Full 04-03-2007 Sunday , 01-03-2010 Moon , celebra- celebrations tions on Sunday on Monday Hindu New Year Sunday 21-03-2004 Monday 19-03-2007 Tuesday 16-03-2010 Sunday 18-03 ...
... Monday 16-02-2026 08-03-2023 Tuesday 03-03-2026 urday as the Full 04-03-2007 Sunday , 01-03-2010 Moon , celebra- celebrations tions on Sunday on Monday Hindu New Year Sunday 21-03-2004 Monday 19-03-2007 Tuesday 16-03-2010 Sunday 18-03 ...
Page 512
... Monday 23-02-2009 Thursday 03-03-2011 Holi begins on Friday as 21-03-2008 Wednesday 11-03-2009 begins on Saturday ... Monday 04-04-2011 Ramayana Week Sunday 06-04-2008 Friday 27-03-2009 Monday 04-04-2011 To Monday 14-04-2008 Friday 03-04 ...
... Monday 23-02-2009 Thursday 03-03-2011 Holi begins on Friday as 21-03-2008 Wednesday 11-03-2009 begins on Saturday ... Monday 04-04-2011 Ramayana Week Sunday 06-04-2008 Friday 27-03-2009 Monday 04-04-2011 To Monday 14-04-2008 Friday 03-04 ...
Page 514
... Monday 17-03-2014 Friday 06-03-2015 Wednesday 23-03-2016 Monday 13-03-2017 Hindu New Year Thursday 11-04-2013 Monday 31-03-2014 Saturday 21-03-2015 Friday 08-04-2016 Tuesday 28-03-2017 Ramayana Week Thursday 11-04-2013 Monday 31-03-2014 ...
... Monday 17-03-2014 Friday 06-03-2015 Wednesday 23-03-2016 Monday 13-03-2017 Hindu New Year Thursday 11-04-2013 Monday 31-03-2014 Saturday 21-03-2015 Friday 08-04-2016 Tuesday 28-03-2017 Ramayana Week Thursday 11-04-2013 Monday 31-03-2014 ...
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 Ňsun 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