Harvest Festivals Around the World

Harvest Festivals Around the World
Author:
Publisher: Silver Burdett Press
Total Pages: 50
Release: 1995
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780671872397

Describes the festivals and holidays celebrated by various cultures around the world at the autumn equinox or harvest time.

A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals

A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals
Author: Claire Grace
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2021-01-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0711245428

Countless different festivals are celebrated all over the world throughout the year. Some are national holidays, celebrated for religious and cultural reasons, or to mark an important date in history, while others are just for fun. Give thanks and tuck into a delicious meal with friends and family at Thanksgiving, get caught up in a messy tomato fight in Spain at La Tomatina, add a splash of color to your day at the Holi festival of colors and celebrate the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. With fact-filled text accompanied by beautifully bright illustrations from the wonderfully talented Chris Corr, prepare yourself for a journey as we travel around the world celebrating and uncovering a visual feast of culture.

Festivals Around the World

Festivals Around the World
Author: Grace Jones
Publisher: Discover and Learn
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-06
Genre: Festivals
ISBN: 9781839278181

Discover and Learn is a visually stimulating series that explores core areas of learning. This series uses eye-catching imagery, informative diagrams and fascinating facts to bring key subject areas to life.

Let's Celebrate!

Let's Celebrate!
Author: Kate DePalma
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2019-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1782859373

Lyrical, sensory nonfiction text and vibrant illustrations invite readers to experience a child’s-eye view of 13 holidays around the world, such as the Spring Festival in China, Inti Raymi in Peru, Eid al-Fitr in Egypt, Día de Muertos in Mexico and the New Yam Festival in Nigeria. Includes pronunciation guides, a global festival calendar and educational notes about why we celebrate.

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year
Author: Grace Jones
Publisher: Weigl Publishers
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2018-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1489677984

Chinese New Year is a spring festival that happens in January or February. Chinese people come together with their families and friends to celebrate the start of the new year. Learn more about the history and traditions of this fascinating celebration in the Festivals around the World series.

Celebrate Kwanzaa

Celebrate Kwanzaa
Author: Carolyn Otto
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781426303197

An introduction to the symbols and concepts of the African-American holiday Kwanzaa.

Celebrate Thanksgiving

Celebrate Thanksgiving
Author: Deborah Heiligman
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780792259282

Describes the history of Thanksgiving and how it is celebrated in the United States.

Harvest Festival

Harvest Festival
Author: Nancy Dickmann
Publisher: Raintree
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1406219304

Harvest Festival is celebrated in the autumn. This book helps children to learn about harvest festivals and shows how we celebrate it.

Feasts and Festivals Around the World: From Lunar New Year to Christmas

Feasts and Festivals Around the World: From Lunar New Year to Christmas
Author: Alice B. McGinty
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2022-06-28
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1499814119

Explore the celebrations and feasts of twelve countries and cultures from around the world! From South Korea to Nigeria to the USA, come celebrate festivals throughout the year! People around the world are celebrating. In Australia, it's Christmas in summer with barbecues on the beach. In Thailand, they're celebrating Songkran, the famous Buddhist water festival. Rhyming text and graphic illustrations pair perfectly and invite young readers to explore the world through mesmerizing festivals. A stunning companion to Pancakes to Parathas: Breakfast Around the World!

Lammas

Lammas
Author: Anna Franklin
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2001
Genre: Cookery
ISBN: 9780738700946

Lammas (or Lughnasa) is now one of the most obscure of the eight festivals of the witches' Wheel of the Year. This book features practical advice on how to celebrate the festival, themes to explore, recipes, incense, spells, traditional types of divination, and information about several full rituals.