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America's Favorite Holidays: Candid Histories
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ISBN: 0520284720
Author: Forbes, Bruce David
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Americas Favorite Holidays explores how five of Americas culturally important holidays-Christmas, Valentines Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgiving-came to be what they are today, seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular culture. Deftly distilling information from a wide range of sources, Bruce David Forbes reveals often-surprising answers to questions about each holidays traditions. Was Christmas always as commercialized as it is today? Is Thanksgiving a religious or secular holiday? When did we begin trick-or-treating on Halloween? Appealing and insightful, Americas Favorite Holidays satisfies our curiosity about the origins of our holidays and the fascinating ways in which religion and culture mix.
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America's Favorite Holidays: Candid Histories