TY  - BOOK
AU  - Forbes,Bruce David
TI  - America's favorite holidays: candid histories 
SN  - 9780520284715 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - GT4803 .F67 2015
U1  - 394.26973 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Oakland, California
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Holidays
KW  - United States
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Christmas -- Valentine's Day -- Easter -- Halloween -- Thanksgiving
N2  - "America's Favorite Holidays explores how five of America's culturally dominant holidays--Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgiving--came to be what they are today, combinations of seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular culture. Distilling information from a wide range of sources, Bruce David Forbes reveals the often surprising history behind the traditions of each holiday. The book offers a comprehensive look at the Christian origins of these holidays and also touches on Passover, the religions of ancient Rome, Celtic practices, Mexico's Day of the Dead, and American civil religion. America's Favorite Holidays answers our curiosity about the origins of our holidays and the many ways in which religion and culture mix"--Provided by publisher
ER  -