Author : World Book, Inc
Publisher :
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 35,31 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Manners and customs
ISBN : 9780716650508
Relates the ancient roots of various rituals related to everyday life and describes how customs are observed in different countries and by different cultures around the world. Includes recipes and activities.
Author : Rupert Matthews
Publisher :
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 21,95 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Manners and customs
ISBN : 9781842342138
Each of the highly illustrated titles in this great new series introduces customs and traditions that are observed to mark special events in the lives of individuals and groups. Separate sections in each book present the activities and beliefs around a particular life event, season, or other special time typical of cultures in the Far East, south and central Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, Africa and Australasia and Oceania.
Author : Meg Cox
Publisher : Running Press Adult
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,83 MB
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780762443185
Offers instructions or "recipes" for creating new family rituals or traditions, in categories such as "holidays," "family festivities and ceremonies," and "rites of passage."
Author : Rupert Matthews
Publisher : Cherrytree Books
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 50,70 MB
Release : 2006-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781842344002
'Everyday Celebrations & Rituals' looks at the history of modern-day customs, ranging from religious worship to etiquette and hospitality. Learn why it is rude to sit with the soles of your feet facing outwards in Japan, the importance of the langar meal shared by Sikhs, and find out why a Maori might greet you with a fierce expression.
Author : Barbara Ardinger, Ph.D.
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 41,21 MB
Release : 2011-12-11
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1608681386
This is a handbook on how to perform sacred ceremonies in the tradition of Goddess spirituality in one's own home with ordinary household items. An annual cycle of celebrations is included, as is advice on how to set up an altar and use simple tools. The author, a practitioner of Wicca (witchcraft), expounds the life-affirming, eco-feminist values of that tradition. Suggestions for rituals and ideas for inventing one's own are given. Poetry and blessings blend in a title which supports celebration of the Goddess image in daily life. These rituals are personal, moving rites which celebrate love and peace, and which act as meditations for considering new rituals, old traditions, and the course of women's lives.
Author : Barbara Smith
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 16,75 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780375502361
Television lifestyle expert B. Smith shares her passion and ideas for entertaining, cooking, and crafts in this fabulous twelve-month celebration of holidays and rituals. As a restaurateur, TV host, columnist, and former model, B. Smith lets us in on the tricks of entertaining with flair and personal style. The first in a series, Rituals & Celebrations is organized by calendar month, each including two or three celebrations and containing a history of the ritual, full-course recipes, party ideas, and step-by-step craft instructions. In addition to such basic celebrations as a wine tasting at home, a Labor Day picnic on the beach, and a New Year's Eve pajama party for kids, Rituals & Celebrations also incorporates such African American traditions as a Juneteenth celebration and a bid whist card party. The book also includes some wonderful variations on traditional holidays, such as a hot pink Valentine's Day, a Thanksgiving featuring Jerked Roast Turkey, and Christmas Eve spent dipping into fondue. Shrimp Dumplings with Ginger Soy Sauce, Candied Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Sweet Potato Stuffing, and Triple Chocolate Torte are just a few of the other mouthwatering recipes included. Craft ideas include putting together the perfect houseguest thank-you basket and creating beautiful personalized hand-painted glassware. B. Smith brings these celebrations into your home and helps you make them your own. Filled with beautiful full-color photographs, B. Smith: Rituals & Celebrations completes any home and makes a great gift all year long. B. Smith gives us twelve months of menus, recipes, crafts, and party ideas that help us celebrate with style
Author : Jane Meredith
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 23,7 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0738735442
To give her family and friends a deep experience of earth-based spirituality, Jane Meredith holds eight rituals per year, celebrating the solstices, equinoxes, and cross-quarter festivals. 'Rituals of Celebration' provides accounts of the most memorable rituals she's organised, as well as how-to instructions for creating the rituals.
Author : Maya Angelou
Publisher : Random House
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 39,58 MB
Release : 2011-09-07
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0307777928
Grace, dignity, and eloquence have long been hallmarks of Maya Angelou’s poetry. Her measured verses have stirred our souls, energized our minds, and healed our hearts. Whether offering hope in the darkest of nights or expressing sincere joy at the extraordinariness of the everyday, Maya Angelou has served as our common voice. Celebrations is a collection of timely and timeless poems that are an integral part of the global fabric. Several works have become nearly as iconic as Angelou herself: the inspiring “On the Pulse of Morning,” read at President William Jefferson Clinton’s 1993 inauguration; the heartening “Amazing Peace,” presented at the 2005 lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House; “A Brave and Startling Truth,” which marked the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations; and “Mother,” which beautifully honors the first woman in our lives. Angelou writes of celebrations public and private, a bar mitzvah wish to her nephew, a birthday greeting to Oprah Winfrey, and a memorial tribute to the late Luther Vandross and Barry White. More than a writer, Angelou is a chronicler of history, an advocate for peace, and a champion for the planet, as well as a patriot, a mentor, and a friend. To be shared and cherished, the wisdom and poetry of Maya Angelou proves there is always cause for celebration.
Author : Silja
Publisher : Ryland Peters & Small
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 37,98 MB
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1800650787
The Wiccan calendar is marked by significant festivals, called sabbats. The most famous is Halloween, also known as Samhain, but you will be familiar with others, too, such as the Summer and Winter Solstices. Wiccans celebrate these sabbats with rituals, crafts, and food and drink, and in this book, Silja reveals how you can bring some of that magic into your life, even if working as a solitary witch. She also details other special days throughout the year, such as August 23, the Roman festival of Vulcanalia, which is celebrated with bonfires. Discover, too, how Wiccans celebrate personal rites of passage, such as the naming of a baby and a couple committing to each other in a Wiccan wedding, known as a handfasting. Finally, Silja explains how to write your own daily, weekly, or monthly rituals to bring you peace and happiness. Lavishly illustrated throughout, this is your essential guide to all your Wiccan celebrations.
Author : Amitai Etzioni
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 40,95 MB
Release : 2004-12
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0814722261
How did Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday become a national holiday? Why do we exchange presents on Christmas and Chanukah? What do bunnies have to do with Easter? How did Earth Day become a global holiday? These questions and more are answered in this fascinating exploration into the history and meaning of holidays and rituals. Edited by Amitai Etzioni, one of the most influential social and political thinkers of our time, this collection provides a compelling overview of the impact that holidays and rituals have on our family and communal life. From community solidarity to ethnic relations to religious traditions, We Are What We Celebrate argues that holidays such as Halloween, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve, and Valentine's Day play an important role in reinforcing, and sometimes redefining, our values as a society. The collection brings together classic and original essays that, for the first time, offer a comprehensive overview and analysis of the important role such celebrations play in maintaining a moral order as well as in cementing family bonds, building community relations and creating national identity. The essays cover such topics as the creation of Thanksgiving as a national holiday; the importance of holidays for children; the mainstreaming of Kwanzaa; and the controversy over Columbus Day celebrations. Compelling and often surprising, this look at holidays and rituals brings new meaning to not just the ways we celebrate but to what those celebrations tell us about ourselves and our communities. Contributors: Theodore Caplow, Gary Cross, Matthew Dennis, Amitai Etzioni, John R. Gillis, Ellen M. Litwicki, Diana Muir, Francesca Polletta, Elizabeth H. Pleck, David E. Proctor, Mary F. Whiteside, and Anna Day Wilde.
