World Book's Celebrations and Rituals Around the World
Author: World Book Encyclopedia
Publisher: World Book
Published: 2003-02-01
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13: 9780716650195
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Author: World Book Encyclopedia
Publisher: World Book
Published: 2003-02-01
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13: 9780716650195
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert R. Ingpen
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780816034796
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores initiation rites, wedding feasts, harvest celebrations, religious rituals, and many other customs used around the world to mark all kinds of special occasions.
Author: World Book, Incorporated
Publisher:
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780716650201
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 5-volume set includes information onBirth and Growing Up Celebrations, Harvest Celebrations, National Celebrations, New Year's Celebrations, Spring Celebrations.
Author: Barbara Ardinger, Ph.D.
Publisher: New World Library
Published: 2011-12-11
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 1608681386
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a handbook on how to perform sacred ceremonies in the tradition of Goddess spirituality in one's own home with ordinary household items. An annual cycle of celebrations is included, as is advice on how to set up an altar and use simple tools. The author, a practitioner of Wicca (witchcraft), expounds the life-affirming, eco-feminist values of that tradition. Suggestions for rituals and ideas for inventing one's own are given. Poetry and blessings blend in a title which supports celebration of the Goddess image in daily life. These rituals are personal, moving rites which celebrate love and peace, and which act as meditations for considering new rituals, old traditions, and the course of women's lives.
Author: Jennifer Laing
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-10-30
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 1134593201
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany events have evolved over centuries, drawing on local customs and conditions. However, as the world becomes increasingly globalised, traditional events and the identities they support are increasingly being challenged and rituals may be lost. Reacting against this trend towards homogeneity, communities strive to preserve and even recreate their traditional events, which may require rituals to be resurrected or reinvented for a new audience. The aim of this book is to explore the role of traditional events and rituals in the modern world. The 16 chapters cover a range of case studies of the performance of ritual through events, including their historical antecedents and development over time, as well as their role in society, link with identities both seemingly fixed and fluid and their continued relevance. The cases examined are not museum pieces, but rather vibrant festivals and events that continue to persist. Drawing on the power of history and cultural tradition, they are manifestations of heritage, existing in three temporalities: celebrating the past, occurring in the present and aiming to continue into and influence the future. Iconic events including Chinese New Year, Hogmanay and the New Orleans Mardi Gras are examined and examples are drawn from a diverse range of countries such as South Korea, China, Laos, the United States, Scotland, Italy, India and Haiti. This volume provides a deep understanding upon the role of tradition and ritual within events, from a global perspective and will be valuable reading for students, researchers and academics interested in events, heritage and culture.
Author: Ann Malaspina
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781614734291
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA simple look at how New Year is celebrated in some places around the world.
Author: World Book Educational Products of Canada
Publisher: World Book .com
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9780716650188
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 6-volume set includes information on End-of-Life Rituals; Marriage Celebrations; Religious Celebrations; Winter Celebrations; Everyday Celebrations and Rituals; Cumulative Index and Glossary.
Author:
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13: 9780716650331
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRelates the ancient roots of various rituals related to everyday life and describes how customs are observed in different countries and by different cultures around the world. Includes recipes and activities.
Author: Jane Meredith
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 0738735442
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTo give her family and friends a deep experience of earth-based spirituality, Jane Meredith holds eight rituals per year, celebrating the solstices, equinoxes, and cross-quarter festivals. 'Rituals of Celebration' provides accounts of the most memorable rituals she's organised, as well as how-to instructions for creating the rituals.
Author: Carolyn Otto
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781426303197
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn introduction to the symbols and concepts of the African-American holiday Kwanzaa.