TY - BOOK ID - 78490461 TI - America's favorite holidays PY - 2015 SN - 1785398741 0520960440 9780520960442 9780520284715 0520284712 9780520284722 0520284720 9781785398742 PB - Oakland, California DB - UniCat KW - Holidays KW - Legal holidays KW - National holidays KW - Days KW - Hours of labor KW - Manners and customs KW - Memorials KW - Anniversaries KW - Fasts and feasts KW - Vacations KW - History. KW - United States KW - History KW - Holidays - United States - History. KW - american holidays. KW - american studies. KW - christianity. KW - christmas. KW - cultural studies. KW - easter bunny. KW - easter. KW - family. KW - god and religion. KW - halloween. KW - historical. KW - history of american holidays. KW - history of holidays. KW - holidays and traditions. KW - important holidays. KW - jesus christ. KW - modern popular culture. KW - national holidays. KW - pilgrims. KW - presents. KW - religion and culture. KW - religious celebrations. KW - religious holidays. KW - santa claus. KW - seasonal celebrations. KW - spiritual. KW - st valentine. KW - thanksgiving. KW - trick or treating. KW - turkey. KW - valentines day. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78490461 AB - America's Favorite Holidays explores how five of America's culturally important holidays-Christmas, Valentine's 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 holiday'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, America's Favorite Holidays satisfies our curiosity about the origins of our holidays and the fascinating ways in which religion and culture mix. ER -