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Author:

Fitzjohn, Sue.

Title:

Festivals together : a guide to multi-cultural celebration / Sue Fitzjohn, Minda Weston, Judy Large ; illustrations by John Gibbs with Sarah Fitzjohn and Abigail Large ; original music by Jehanne Mehta.

Publisher:

Hawthorn Press,

Copyright Date:

c1993

Description:

223 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Ethnic festivals--Juvenile literature.
Fasts and feasts--Juvenile literature.
Multiculturalism--Juvenile literature.
Festivals.
Handicrafts.
Cookery.
Festivals

Other Authors:

Weston, Minda.
Large, Judy.

Notes:

"A gathering of celebrations, activities, songs and stories"--Pref. Includes bibliographical references (p. 215) and indexes.

Contents:

Celebration craft: claywork -- Papier mache models -- Musical instruments -- Paper kites -- Spring: Chinese lantern festival -- Holi -- Eid-ul-fitr -- Purim -- St. David's day -- April fool's day -- Easter -- Baisakhi -- Wesak -- Flower festivals -- Summer: Summer sun -- Midsummer -- Midsummer recipes -- Moonlight nights -- Tanabata -- Raksha Bandhan -- Mawlid an-Nabi -- Janmashtami -- More summer food -- Autumn: Spider lore -- Nancy stories -- Harvest -- Kite flying festival -- Thanksgiving -- Succot -- Stories for when the evenings grow longer -- Divali -- Winter: Filipino fiesta -- First snowfall and Mother Holle -- Winter baking -- Chanukah -- Christingle -- Christmas -- Kwanzaa -- Chinese New Year.

ISBN:

9781869890476
1869890477
9781869890469
1869890469

Locations:

WCPC115 -- Alta Community Library (Alta)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)