Let's get festive! : celebrations around the world
(2024)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
J/394.26/KONCZAK,J

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Kids' Nonfiction J/394.26/KONCZAK,J Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : NorthSouth, 2024
©2024
EDITION
First English edition
DESCRIPTION

173 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780735845701, 0735845700
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Translation of: Świętujemy cały rok!

Introduction -- Welcoming the new year. New Year's Eve and New Year's Day ; Nowruz ; Chinese New Year ; Songkran ; Rosh Hashanah -- Celebrations of nature. Harvest Festival ; New Yam Festival ; Holi ; Hanami ; Kupala Night ; Mid-Autumn Festival ; Yaldā Night -- Religious holidays. Christmas ; Hanukkah ; Saint Jordan's Day ; Diwali ; Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr ; Vesak ; Durga Puja ; Eid al-Adha ; Easter -- Carnivals. Busōjárás and other costume carnivals ; Carnival of Venice ; Carnival of Oruro ; Purim -- For the dead. All Saints' and All Souls' Day ; Halloween ; Día de los Muertos ; Obon, Chuseok, and the Hungry Ghost Festival -- In memory of people and important events. Saint Lucy's Day ; Historical events ; Saint Patrick's Day -- Special occassions. Kodomo no Hi ; Thanksgiving ; Passover ; Dragon Boat Festival

Introduces celebrations around the world, covering how people welcome the new year, celebrate nature, observe religious holidays, and more. This truly international collection includes celebrations and traditions such as: Nowruz, Holi, Rosh Hashanah, Sogkran, Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Eid Al-Adha, Carnival, Halloween, O-Bon, Thanksgiving, the Dragon Boat Festival, Saint Patrick's Day, and many more!

"Originally published in 2023 in Poland under the title Świętujemy cały rok! by Wydawnictwo "Nasza Księgarnia," Warszawa."--Colophon

Ages 4-8

Grades 2-3

In English, Translated from the Polish

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