America's Favorite Holidays: Candid Histories

America's Favorite Holidays: Candid Histories

Americaâ€™s Favorite Holidays explores how five of Americaâ€™s culturally important holidaysâ€”Christmas, Valentineâ€™s Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgivingâ€”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 holidayâ€™s 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, Americaâ€™s Favorite Holidays satisfies our curiosity about the origins of our holidays and the fascinating ways in which religion and culture mix.
Country USA
Manufacturer University of California Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-10-27

Country	USA
Manufacturer	University of California Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-10-27

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