Holidays category: 1566 books
Putting God Back in the Holidays
Celebrate Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, Birthdays, and 12 Other Special Occasions with Purpose
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Instead of the joy-filled celebrations that we build up in our minds, the holidays (pick one, any one) can often become stress-filled, money-draining, joy-less days of the year that we just "want to get through." And it is by our own volition that we have refused too many times to allow...
by MobileReference
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
The illustrated book gives historical and cultural background of major holidays around the world. Introduces major world carnival, festivals and parades.FEATURES:- Where is the best time to spend February? - What nation celebrates Durga Puja in September? - What are major film festivals around the world?...
Your Guide to the Jewish Holidays
From Shofar to Seder
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2013
Recent years have seen an increased interest in Jewish life, its culture, and its celebrations. There are many new students of Judaism, often potential converts or members of interfaith families who are seeking to learn more about the religion and its rituals. Unfortunately, many of the existing texts...
by Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky, Rabbi Daniel Judson
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2006
A window into Judaisms sacred daysthroughout history and today. Written especially for Christians.Holy days and holidays provide the peak experiences of Jewish life. These moments speak deeply to the Jewish soul and animate Judaisms culture. They encourage Jews to participate in their shared historical...
Holiday Living
Using Year-Round Holidays to Build Faith and Family
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
How do you instill in your family a sense of godly heritage while everyone is eating hot dogs and watching fireworks? While it may seem impossible, you can pass on values important to the Christian faith while celebrating year-round holidays—even those rarely celebrated holidays like Presidents’...
by Melda Eberle
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
This well-researched book is an excellent resource for Christian parents and educators. Holidays: Holy or Hollow? discusses the pagan origins of some of our most celebrated days and the historic background of others, including:
Ten governmentally recognized holidays, such as Independence Day
Twelve...
The Jewish Holidays
A Journey through History
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2000
The events surrounding the holidays molded the foundation of the Jews as a nation and are related to their continuity and survival as Jews throughout history. In The Jewish Holidays: A Journey through History, author Larry Domnitch contends that there is a cyclical nature to the events of Jewish history....
by Shari MacDonald
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Celebrate the holidays with the marvelous gift of humor!
Holidays can be both fun and frustrating, can't they? All the chaos that goes with the holidays can make you grin or groan. What you need for happy holidays is to have your stocking stuffed with tasty bits of humor.
Imagine reaching...
America's Favorite Holidays
Candid Histories
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
America’s Favorite Holidays explores how five of America’s culturally important holidays—Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgiving—came to be what they are today, seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular culture. Deftly distilling information...
We Are What We Celebrate
Understanding Holidays and Rituals
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2004
How did Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday become a national holiday? Why do we exchange presents on Christmas and Chanukah? What do bunnies have to do with Easter? How did Earth Day become a global holiday? These questions and more are answered in this fascinating exploration into the history and...
by Ellen M. Litwicki
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
From the revered Memorial Day to the forgotten Lasties Day, America's Public Holidays is a timely and thoughtful analysis of how the civic culture of America has been fashioned. By analyzing how holidays became a forum for expressing patriotism, how public tradition has been invented, and how the...
by Rabbi Helene Weintraub Ainbinder
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
A Novice's Guide Through the Jewish Holidays explores the traditions, historical events along with Hebrew blessings in transliteration of the holidays for all people of diverse faiths and learning skills. The book engages and encourages the reader to become comfortable practicing the observances of...
75 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Holidays
Scatter Joy, Lend a Hand, Pray for Peace, Understand
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Praise a childPractice graceCount your blessingsSlow your pace --75 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Holidays75 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Holidays is a refreshingly original illustrated poem that reminds us to keep the holidays cheerful, calm, joyous, and focused on what truly matters most.This...
All Together Now
American Holiday Symbolism Among Children and Adults
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2019
In a hard driving society like the United States, holidays are islands of softness. Holidays are times for creating memories and for celebrating cultural values, emotions, and social ties. All Together Now considers holidays that are celebrated by American families: Easter, Memorial Day, Independence...