World Holidays Pathfinder
Keywords: holiday, celebration, rites, festival
Print Resources:
Dineen, Jacqueline, People and Customs
of the World (4 vols.) 390 DIN
Festivals and Holidays - REF 394.26 FES
Fiesta! 932 vols.) REF 394.26
Food and Festivals (6 vols.) 394.1
Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World
Dictionary REF 394.26 HOL
Junior WorldMark Encyclopedia of World Holidays
(4 vols.) 394.26 JUN
Websites:
Earth
Calendar
Every day is a celebration! The Earth Calendar is a global
day book of holidays and festivals around the world.
Holidays
Around the World - K-12
This site offers a large list of links to information about holidays all around the world.
World Book - Holidays Around the World
November and December are full of revelry, celebration, and solemn religious occasions.
Celebrations
included are: Christmas, Hanukkah, Our Lady of Guadelupe Day in Mexico, Guy Fawkes Day
in the
United Kingdom, and New Year's Eve.
UN
CyberSchool Bus: Days of the Year
International days
covered here include: Human Rights Day, World Environment Day,
International Women's Day, WorldHealth Day, United Nations Day, International Day of Peace,
and a monthly
calendar that highlights events throughout the year.
Time
World
Interactive world atlas, information on local time as well as sunrise and sunset times in several hundred
cities, Includes a database of public holidays worldwide.
The
Worldwide Holiday and Festival Site
This
site tracks holidays, festivals and public happenings world-wide.