Holidays category: 1566 books
Faithful Celebrations
Making Time for God from Mardi Gras through Pentecost
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
• Experiential activities for celebrating secular and sacred seasons of the year • For use in churches, schools, camps, at home Many of our experiences in life happen when several generations are together—at church, at home, in our communities. Holidays and family events are times for celebration,...
by Saki
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2012
Christmas is the most famous holiday of the year, and the word itself evokes images of Santa Claus, Christmas trees, lights, the baby Jesus, and, of course, presents. Instantly, well known Christmas carols ring in your ears, or maybe you even picture nutcrackers or Scrooge and Tiny Tim. Christmas has...
by Michael D. Morrison
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
Some Christians think it is wrong to celebrate Christmas, since the date and some of the customs can be traced back to pagan holidays. Articles in this e-book examine the logic. The birth of Jesus is certainly an event worth celebrating, but is December 25 the "wrong" time to do it? The...
by Ellis Parker Butler
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2012
Christmas is the most famous holiday of the year, and the word itself evokes images of Santa Claus, Christmas trees, lights, the baby Jesus, and, of course, presents. Instantly, well known Christmas carols ring in your ears, or maybe you even picture nutcrackers or Scrooge and Tiny Tim. Christmas has...
Halloween
From Pagan Ritual to Party Night
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2002
Boasting a rich, complex history rooted in Celtic and Christian ritual, Halloween has evolved from ethnic celebration to a blend of street festival, fright night, and vast commercial enterprise. In this colorful history, Nicholas Rogers takes a lively, entertaining look at the cultural origins and...
by various various
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
This classic edition of Christmas stories is written in the English language. Show casing eleven classic stories. This collection of eleven classic Christmas novels include Shakespeares Christmas Gift to Queen Bess, Christian Gellerts Last Christmas, Christmas Holidays at Merryvale, Two Christmas...
Family Celebrations
Poems, Toasts, and Traditions for Every Occasion
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
Family Celebrations offers over 240 inspiring and uplifting selections for everyday occasions as well as special events, including holidays, weddings, graduations, housewarmings, and more. The diverse toasts, poems, and rituals offered here cultivate a sense of gratitude while enriching the family bond.
The Season of the Nativity
Confessions and Practices of an Advent, Christmas & Epiphany Extremist
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Sybil MacBeth writes that Advent and Epiphany are the often-neglected parentheses around Christmas. And they deserve more attention and better publicity. This Season of the Nativity sets the stage the liturgical year, our yearlong journey through Scripture and salvation history. Sybil MacBeth’s...
Drinking with Saint Nick
Christmas Cocktails for Sinners and Saints
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
Raise your spirits and toast Saint Nick!
Hot gin toddies. Smoking rosemary old fashioneds. A "wet" Advent calendar. Now you can experience Christmas the way it was meant to be celebrated: with festive cocktails and a lively history of Saint Nicholas and other saints! Michael Foley, author of...
Song Lyrics and Poems
Volume Iii
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2017
I do hope these writings will be very inspirational to you and will inspire you with more hope for the future. I have written a lot of truck-driving songs and humorous songs also. You will find songs and poetry for different holidays too. So come on and lets go on a journey into the past, the present, and hope for the future.
God’s Appointed Times
A Practical Guide For Understanding and Celebrating The Biblical Holy Days
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1993
Explains the Jewish/biblical holidays from a Messianic Jewish viewpoint.
Derash Yehonatan
Around the Year with Rav Yehonatan Eybeshitz
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2015
In Derash Yehonatan, Rabbi Hammer introduces the modern reader to key passages from the writings of Rav Yehonatan Eybeshitz. Never before translated into English, Rabbi Hammer makes these writings accessible to the English-speaking public for the first time. Revolving around the central theme...
by Rick Steves
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Rick Steves, America's expert on Europe, explores the rich traditions, celebrations, and history behind some of Europe's most colorful and charming Easter celebrations. Discover Carnevale in Venice, Lent in Cantiano, Holy Week in Sevilla, Easter Sunday in Greece, and beyond.
Rick examines "Easter...
by J.D. Manders
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
Is there a Santa Claus? Why do we decorate a Christmas tree? What is the meaning of Christmas? Parents everywhere face similar questions at some point, especially from children who are beginning to doubt. As hard as these questions are to answer, it is even more difficult for those separated from...