Whether decorating Easter trees, observing the New Year's Eve ritual of the Hungry Hog Society, or celebrating Wagner's birthday by incinerating a model of Valhalla on an outdoor barbecue to the closing strains of "Gotterdammerung, " Americans combine the traditional and the offbeat as they create new holidays and celebrate old ones. In All Around the Year, Jack Santino guides the reader through a variety of holidays, festivals, and life-cycle rituals and celebrations. Drawing from history, anthropology, popular culture, and folklore, Santino shows the intricate relationships between holidays and the roles of celebrations and rituals in people's lives. He combines scholarship, field research, and personal reminiscence in this highly readable account of a subject that constitutes a major dimension of our social lives. Nearly fifty illustrations depict holiday symbols and decorations both traditional and contemporary, from greeting cards to wreath-bedecked cars to restaurant menus.
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In this serious evaluation of the effect of holidays on American life, Santino pores over the solemn and funny means people use to celebrate throughout the year. He probes the history of American religious and secular holidays and the impact of such celebrations and traditions upon family life. The meaning of symbols and the ongoing creation of new ones makes for an interesting, stimulating discussion. Denise Perry Donavin
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"Pores over the solemn and funny means people use to celebrate throughout the year... The meaning of symbols and the ongoing creation of new ones makes for an interesting, stimulating discussion." -- Booklist
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Whatever their focus, holidays are usually rather complex events. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hog society, calendrical holidays, triple witching day, baby new year, holiday symbols, midwinter festival, las posadas, civic holidays Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mardi Gras, Valentine's Day, Saint Patrick's Day, Labor Day, Super Bowl, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, New York, Groundhog Day, Santa Claus, New Orleans, Bowling Green State University, May Day, Saint Nicholas, Yom Kippur, Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday, Roman Catholic, Saint Joseph's Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Liberty Weekend, Rosh Hashanah, Candlemas Day, David Hampshire New!
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Whatever their focus, holidays are usually rather complex events. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hog society, calendrical holidays, triple witching day, baby new year, holiday symbols, midwinter festival, las posadas, civic holidays Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mardi Gras, Valentine's Day, Saint Patrick's Day, Labor Day, Super Bowl, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, New York, Groundhog Day, Santa Claus, New Orleans, Bowling Green State University, May Day, Saint Nicholas, Yom Kippur, Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday, Roman Catholic, Saint Joseph's Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Liberty Weekend, Rosh Hashanah, Candlemas Day, David Hampshire New!
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