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7618610Americas Favorite Holidayshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/americas-favorite-holidays-9780520960442/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2775694/6850dfe4-357e-4dea-b7fe-ea8b73da7987.jpg?v=638872924262970000396483MXNUniversity of California PressInStock/Ebooks/<p><em>Americas Favorite Holidays</em> explores how five of Americas culturally important holidaysChristmas, Valentines Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgivingcame 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 holidays 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, <em>Americas Favorite Holidays</em> satisfies our curiosity about the origins of our holidays and the fascinating ways in which religion and culture mix.</p>...4076842Americas Favorite Holidays396483https://www.gandhi.com.mx/americas-favorite-holidays-9780520960442/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2775694/6850dfe4-357e-4dea-b7fe-ea8b73da7987.jpg?v=638872924262970000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20159780520960442_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_<p><em>Americas Favorite Holidays</em> explores how five of Americas culturally important holidaysChristmas, Valentines Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgivingcame 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 holidays 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, <em>Americas Favorite Holidays</em> satisfies our curiosity about the origins of our holidays and the fascinating ways in which religion and culture mix.</p>...9780520960442_University of California Presslibro_electonico_9780520960442_9780520960442Bruce DavidInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ingram30-epub-73197801-b636-4ea4-9b36-a0c0901c2c73.epub2015-10-27T00:00:00+00:00University of California Press