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Author:

Grace, Claire, author.

Title:

A year full of celebrations and festivals / compiled by Christopher Corr and Claire Grace.

Publisher:

Frances Lincoln Children's Booksan imprint of The Quarto Group,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

127 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Subject:

Holidays--Juvenile literature.
Festivals--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Corr, Christopher, contributor.

Notes:

"Over 90 fun and fabulous festivals from around the world!"-- cover.

Contents:

International Kite Festival -- The Carnival of Brazil -- Carnival festivals -- Holi -- International Women's Day -- St Patrick's Day -- Hanami -- Festivals for people -- Easter -- Earth Day -- Green festivals -- Gathering of Nations -- Walpurgis Night -- May Day -- Martin Luther King Jr. Day -- Palio di Siena -- International Children's Day -- Ramadan -- Barunga -- White Nights Festival -- Music festivals -- Pride -- Independence festivals -- Ghost month -- Edinburgh Festival Fringe -- Hajj - La Tomatina -- Food festivals -- Summer Solstice -- Mid-Autumn Festival -- La Mercé Festival -- Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta -- Halloween -- Day of the Dead -- Guy Fawkes Day -- Fire festivals -- Diwali -- Désalpe -- Thanksgiving -- Monkey Buffet Festival -- Animal festivals -- The Pearly Kings and Queen Harvest Festival -- Hanukkah -- Winter Solstice -- Ice and snow festivals -- Christmas -- Bodhi Day -- Pongal -- Chinese New Year -- Valentine's Day -- The Festival of the Dancing Masks -- Water festivals -- Saint Lucia's Day -- Jokkmokk Market -- New Year's Eve Countdown.

Summary:

Countless different festivals are celebrated all over the world throughout the year. Some are national holidays, celebrated for religious and cultural reasons, or to mark an important date in history, while others are just for fun. Give thanks and tuck into a delicious meal with friends and family at Thanksgiving, get caught up in a messy tomato fight in Spain at La Tomatina, add a splash of color to your day at the Holi festival of colors and celebrate the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

ISBN:

0711245436
9780711245433

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1142754825

Locations:

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