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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Most often , as at the famous Asakusa Shrine Festival or Sanja Matsuri held in Tokyo in mid - May , the palanquin is carried by sturdy local youths in ritual white hanten ( short kimonos ) and fundoshi loincloths who zigzag down the ...
Most often , as at the famous Asakusa Shrine Festival or Sanja Matsuri held in Tokyo in mid - May , the palanquin is carried by sturdy local youths in ritual white hanten ( short kimonos ) and fundoshi loincloths who zigzag down the ...
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On the eve of the First of Moharram , an important assembly is held in mosques to commemorate the historical Hegira and reflect on its spiritual meaning . Beyond that , the Muslim New Year's Day is also marked by seasonal greetings and ...
On the eve of the First of Moharram , an important assembly is held in mosques to commemorate the historical Hegira and reflect on its spiritual meaning . Beyond that , the Muslim New Year's Day is also marked by seasonal greetings and ...
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By then , such social dances were held on reservations on the occasion of ration - distribution days or of national holidays like Independence Day on July 4 in the United States or Dominion Day on July 1 in Canada .
By then , such social dances were held on reservations on the occasion of ration - distribution days or of national holidays like Independence Day on July 4 in the United States or Dominion Day on July 1 in Canada .
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