Festivals of the World: The Illustrated Guide to Celebrations, Customs, Events & Holidays
By Unknown Author.
Description
Easter. Yom Kippur. Ramadan. Hungry Ghosts Festival. Every calendar in the world is shaped by its cycle of festivals. These holy days provide communities with occasions to meet and retell stories of creation and destruction, triumph and defeat, love and loss, and the battle of good over evil. Highly illustrated throughout, Festivals of the World provides a colorful introduction to the festivals central to each faith, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Taoism, Jainism, Rastafarianism, Baha'i, Zoroastrianism, and Shintoism. Chapters highlight where each ...
ISBN(s)
0816044813, 9780816044818
