World holidays : a Watts guide for children / Heather Moehn.
| Author/creator | Moehn, Heather |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 6th ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : F. Watts, ©2000. |
| Description | 123 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Adults' day -- Advent -- All saints' day -- All souls' day -- ANZAC day -- April fools' day -- Arbor day -- Ash Wednesday -- Ashura -- Assumption day -- Ati-atihan festival -- Australia day -- Baby's first haircut -- Bastille day -- Berchtold's day -- Boxing day -- Canada day -- Central African Republic independence day -- Children's day -- Chinese new year -- Christmas -- Cinco de Mayo -- Citizenship day -- Columbus day -- Confucius's birthday -- Corpus Christi, Feast of -- Day of the dead -- Diwali -- Doll festival -- Dragon boat festival -- Dussehra -- Earth day -- Easter -- Eid al-Adha -- Eid al-Fitr -- Emancipation day - Epiphany -- Father's day -- Flag day -- Full moon day -- Ganesha Carturthi -- Good Friday -- Guy Fawkes day -- Halloween -- Hanukkah -- Holocaust remembrance day -- Hostos day -- Independence day (fourth of July) -- Iranian new year (Nawruz) -- Jamhuri day -- Joan of Arc, Feast of -- King Kamehameha I day -- Korean new year -- Krishna's birthday -- Kwanzaa -- Labor day -- Las Posadas -- Leap year day -- Lent -- Mardi gras -- Martin Luther King, Jr. day -- May day -- Memorial day -- Mexican independence day -- Mormon pioneer day -- Mother's day -- Muhammad's birthday -- Native American indian powwow -- New year's day -- Obon -- Orange day -- Our lady of Fatima day -- Palm Sunday -- Pan-American day -- Passover -- Pearl Harbor day -- Pentecost -- Philippine independence day -- Polish constitution day -- Presidents' day -- Pulaski day -- Purim -- Raksha Bandhama -- Ramadan -- Republic day -- Robert E. Lee day -- Rosh Hashanah -- Sadie Hawkins day -- San Gennaro, Feast of -- Sechseläuten -- St. John the Baptist day -- St. Joseph's day -- St. Lucia's day -- St. Patrick's day -- Sukkot -- Summer solstice -- Take our daughters to work day -- Texas independence day -- Thanksgiving -- Tol -- Tu Bi-shevat -- Vaisakhi -- Valentine's day -- Vernal equinox -- Vesak -- Veteran's day -- Victoria day -- Vietnamese new year (Tet Nguyen dan) -- Waitangi day -- Walpurgisnacht (Walpurgis night) -- World AIDS day -- Yom Kipper -- Calendars from around the world -- Holiday calendar -- Glossary. |
| Abstract | An illustrated alphabetical guide to celebrations and holidays around the world, including religious, civic, and cultural practices. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 118-119) and index. |
| LCCN | 99014673 |
| ISBN | 0531117146 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 394.26 M722W | ✔ Available | Place Hold |