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02356aam a2200421 i 4500 001 273415BACEFB11E58B87B9A4DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20240627010257 008 150423t20152015caua b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2015016335 020 $a 0520284720 020 $a 9780520284722 035 $a (OCoLC)907650833 040 $a CU-S/DLC $b eng $e rda $c STF $d CUS $d DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCF $d COO $d IUL $d OCLCQ $d PUL $d JIM $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a GT4803 $b .F67 2015 082 00 $a 394.26973 $2 23 100 1 $a Forbes, Bruce David, $e author. 245 10 $a America's favorite holidays : $b candid histories / $c Bruce David Forbes. 264 1 $a Oakland, California : $b University of California Press, $c [2015] 300 $a viii, 222 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 21 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Christmas -- Valentine's Day -- Easter -- Halloween -- Thanksgiving. 520 $a "America's Favorite Holidays explores how five of America's culturally dominant holidays--Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgiving--came to be what they are today, combinations of seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular culture. Distilling information from a wide range of sources, Bruce David Forbes reveals the often surprising history behind the traditions of each holiday. The book offers a comprehensive look at the Christian origins of these holidays and also touches on Passover, the religions of ancient Rome, Celtic practices, Mexico's Day of the Dead, and American civil religion. America's Favorite Holidays answers our curiosity about the origins of our holidays and the many ways in which religion and culture mix"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Holidays $z United States $x History. 650 7 $a Holidays. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00958730 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 6 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409023804.0 952 $l SCPC074 $d 20170728030516.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20161115071304.0 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20161011015106.0 952 $l OPAX566 $d 20161010124429.0 952 $l ZVPB675 $d 20160301114955.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=273415BACEFB11E58B87B9A4DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b JIMInitiate Another SILO Locator Search