rites and ceremonies

Introduces the rites and rituals surrounding the passage from child to adult in the six major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Contains charts, diagrams, and maps that provide information about some of the world's major religions, covering modern religion, ancient and traditional religions, creation myths, development and groups, places of worship, festivals, rituals, sacred places, symbols and objects, religious leaders, and holy books and ideas.

Eleven-year-old Tabby Aykroyd, who would later serve as housekeeper for thirty years to the Bront? sisters, is taken from an orphanage to a ghost-filled house, where she and a wild young boy are needed for a pagan ritual.

Princess Emily and her friends at the Royal Academy receive their silver sashes after Emily helps horrible twins, Gruella and Diamonde, make up following a fight.

Examines the different ways in which African heritage is celebrated, both in the United States and in Africa, in such areas as religious practices, art, music, dance, and storytelling.

Describes initiation rites and coming of age ceremonies of various cultural groups from around the world including the Yanomani, Hindu, Jewish, Puerto Rican, and Apache Indians.

Examines twentieth-century fashion trends in costumes, describing those worn for particular occasions, such as Halloween, and how they have changed over time.

Examines the custom of celebrating on special days, describing certain festivals and holidays and the reasons why they are honored.

Discusses how rituals shape the everyday lives of people, whether public--such as weddings, or private--like the saying of grace at dinner.

Crystal Manyfeathers, a Navajo girl with misgivings about her people's traditions, searches for the thief of the rug she was weaving for her upcoming womanhood ceremony and wonders if her best friend, Henry, is right in his suspicions that she is being punished for not paying tribute to the deity the Spider Woman.