Author : Beth Dvergsten Stevens
Publisher : Teacher Created Resources
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 30,99 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781557344854
Background information and activities from over 20 countries.
Author : Mary D. Lankford
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,80 MB
Release : 1998-10-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0688163238
Ethiopian fringed umbrellas; star-shaped Filipino parol lanterns;candlelit Swedish St. Lucia crowns-Mary Lankford bringstogether Christmas traditions from twelve different lands,like decorations on a splendid tree.
Author : Susan Titus Osborne
Publisher : Bean Sprouts
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,3 MB
Release : 1996-07
Category : Christmas
ISBN : 9780784703564
Celebrate the birth of Christ with children from around the world! Learn about the customs and festivals that honor Christ's birth in the lands where they live.
Author : Pavla Hanackova
Publisher : Albatros Media
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,14 MB
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9788000061313
Author : Herbert Henry Wernecke
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 46,14 MB
Release : 1959-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664242589
Examines the origin and development of present-day Christmas practices and describes the religious and festive Christmas holiday customs of sixty-six countries
Author : Joan O'Brien
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 23,28 MB
Release : 2003-06-23
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780486426518
Learn how Christmas is celebrated around the world by coloring 30 pictures of young carolers in Great Britain, Mexican children playing under a piñata, a Swedish girl wearing a traditional crown of candles, Greek children parading with drums and triangles, an Australian family picnicking on a beach, and more.
Author : Jeff Sferazza
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 46,22 MB
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1538218690
Do they celebrate Christmas in Thailand, or New Year's Eve in Iceland? What is Passover like in Israel? It's time to celebrate the holidays with people around the world. Readers are sure to be fascinated by the diverse ways people gather for and celebrate the holidays. Important vocabulary and cultural concepts are stressed in accessible text that's enjoyable for even the most reluctant readers. Striking, full-color photographs on each spread bring the diversity of our world's cultures into splendidly detailed focus.
Author : Monika Utnik
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 29,53 MB
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0735844437
Why do we decorate Christmas trees? Do all children receive gifts on the same day? Come find out as Monika Utnik-Strugala captures the smells, tastes, and unforgettable traditions about the most popular, exciting, contemplative, and unique Christmas customs and legends from around the world. Find out why celebrate Christmas on December 25th, who invented the first glass ornament, why people build nativity scenes, and more! A truly international collection of legends and traditions are included in the volume such as - Glögg, Kutia, Lutefisk, Jansson's Temptation, Julskinka, Bûche de Noël, Hallaca, Kourabiedes, Christmas Pudding, Panettone, Christmas carols, talking animals, and The Nutcracker!
Author : Sara Sargent
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,11 MB
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0593380843
Help children discover the joy of Christmas 2020 with this timely picture book that affirms the special magic of the holidays even if we're physically separated from our loved ones! Christmas will always mean love. Even if love looks a little different this year. As families and communities come together--and stay apart--in creative ways this holiday season, bring comfort and joy to children with this story about a Christmas like no other. Always Together at Christmas highlights different family traditions and the ways they're changing in 2020: from Santa's elves practicing social distancing to opening presents via Zoom on Christmas morning. And it even includes ideas for new quarantine-appropriate Christmas traditions! The sweet and cozy illustrations add classic touches, making this book the perfect gift to share with family and friends from across the miles.
Author : Hugh Chisholm
Publisher :
Page : 1090 pages
File Size : 42,7 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN :
This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.
