New Year (Celebrations S.)

by Cooper (Author), Jane (Author), Jane (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1989

  $4.19

  The Celebrations series is an easy-reading edition of Wayland's Festivals series. The colour illustrations remain the same, but the text has been simplified and could be used simultaneously with the original volume in mixed ability groups. All over the world people celebrate the coming of the New Year in one way or another. This book describes how New Year is celebrated by Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims, and Buddhists - from the spectacular street processions of the Chinese New Year to the Hogmanay traditions of Scotland. The book also looks at the ways ancient civilizations celebrated the New Year and describes the various beliefs and superstitions associated with this universal festival.