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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In Den rary summertime ritual is remarkably free of mark too , people sing
patriotic songs around the communal holidays that even remotely resembonfires
that “ burn away witches ” at beachside ble those our ancestors once vigorously ...
In Den rary summertime ritual is remarkably free of mark too , people sing
patriotic songs around the communal holidays that even remotely resembonfires
that “ burn away witches ” at beachside ble those our ancestors once vigorously ...
Page 310
... Bengal , the month - long autumn festival of Durga Puja used to be echoed by
another one when the image of the Goddess was similarly worshiped , but it now
appears to be declining . It was called Basanti Puja to mark the spring equinox .
... Bengal , the month - long autumn festival of Durga Puja used to be echoed by
another one when the image of the Goddess was similarly worshiped , but it now
appears to be declining . It was called Basanti Puja to mark the spring equinox .
Page 503
In the words Kol nidre ( “ All vows ” ) to express rethis ethical format , it marks the
end of the ten pentance for all unfulfilled vows , oaths , and day penitential
season , which was ushered in by promises made to God over the past year . It is
the ...
In the words Kol nidre ( “ All vows ” ) to express rethis ethical format , it marks the
end of the ten pentance for all unfulfilled vows , oaths , and day penitential
season , which was ushered in by promises made to God over the past year . It is
the ...
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