Celebrations & Rituals I & II

Description:

Each of the extensively illustrated books in World Book's Celebrations and Rituals Around the World introduces readers to customs and traditions that mark special events in the lives of individuals and groups from around the world.

A colour-coded geographical arrangement is maintained from book to book, so the reader can easily study all the celebrations and rituals typical of a particular region.

The series gives historical background as well as descriptions of the way the celebrations and rituals are observed. Each page offers an engaging combination of colourful photos and clear text that provides historical background and description of the forms that celebrations and rituals take today.

The 11th volume offers a compilation of the individual volume indexes and glossaries plus a resource list of additional print and online sources.
Recipes for special foods and instructions for activities based on selected celebrations are also included.

Key features include:

• An engaging combination of colourful illustrations and photographs with clear text.

• Recipes for holiday foods and instructions for celebration-based activities.

• A cumulative index and glossary.

• Birth and Growing Up Celebrations

• Harvest Celebrations

• National Celebrations

• New Year Celebrations

• Spring Celebrations

• End-of-life Rituals

• Marriage Celebrations

• Religious Celebrations

• Winter Celebrations

• Everyday Celebrations and Rituals

• Plus separate cumulative index and glossary

“Valuable for school libraries and public libraries, academic libraries serving ESL and pre-university students can also benefit from these works as a way to provide information at a level students can understand. The organisation by region, rather than by date or holiday type, makes this easier for the student of culture to find the necessary information in one place.” American Reference Books Annual 2011

"An excellent resource for studies of holidays and festivals, these books might also be used as supplemental materials by teachers and by students for reports, projects, and discussions on many subjects including history, geography, art, religions, family living, and foods." Library Media Connection

"The idea of gathering all the traditions from different cultures together by topic--birth, death, marriage, religious celebrations, etc.--rather than having a single alphabetical arrangement of holidays or the more traditional calendar arrangement is unique for this age level and makes it easier for students to compare and contrast rituals from different cultures." Booklist