fasts and feasts

Presents retellings of five Sholom Aleichem stories which depict families observing the rituals and traditions of Jewish holidays together.

Describes the ritual of the Little Angels' Vigil as observed by children in the area of Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, Mexico, as part of the Day of the Dead celebration. Presented in English and Spanish.

Provides month-by-month information about ancient folklore customs celebrated in England.

Text and illustrations explain why Chanukah is celebrated.

Introduces Shabbat, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simhat Torah, Hanukkah, Tu Bishva, Purim, Passover, and Shavuot.

Explores a variety of Mexican festivals, most of which are spiritual or religious, including the holidays of Christmas, Carnival, and Holy week, and covers the Days of the Dead, the sacred arts of the Huichol ethnic group, and more, with photographs.

Describes the background and context of over 300 celebrations, festivals, or religious holidays observed by countries and cultures around the world, with more than twenty listings for each month, and includes activities, sample recipes, and lists of related books and music.

"A compendious reference guide to popular, ethnic, religious, national, and ancient holidays, festivals, celebrations, commemorations, holy days, feasts, and fasts; supplemented by a special section on calendar systems, tables of state and national public holidays, special indexes of chronological, cultural and ethnic geographic, historical, religious, and sports holidays, and general and key-word index".