Around the World in 80 Festivals
Published on 13. October 2022
Book
Hardback
72 pages
978-1-913519-88-9 (ISBN)
Description
When do you eat 'bread of the dead', or walk barefoot across red-hot coals? When might you dress up as a demon in a hairy suit and huge horned headdress? What are you celebrating if you climb an 18-metre-high tower made out of buns?
Includes a stunning central gatefold that opens out to reveal a calendar of all the festivals featured in the book. This is a visual celebration of festivals from across the globe, from the more familiar to those you might never have heard of before. Discover more about Junkanoo in the Bahamas, Juneteenth in the United States, Matariki in New Zealand and Poland's Great Dragon Parade. As you journey around the world, explore celebrations of food and drink, nature, culture, religion and history, plus ways to mark the passing of the year.
Includes a stunning central gatefold that opens out to reveal a calendar of all the festivals featured in the book. This is a visual celebration of festivals from across the globe, from the more familiar to those you might never have heard of before. Discover more about Junkanoo in the Bahamas, Juneteenth in the United States, Matariki in New Zealand and Poland's Great Dragon Parade. As you journey around the world, explore celebrations of food and drink, nature, culture, religion and history, plus ways to mark the passing of the year.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 years
Illustrations
clr illus
Dimensions
Height: 285 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
582 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-913519-88-9 (9781913519889)
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Nancy Dickmann
Around the World in 80 Festivals
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Nancy Dickmann grew up in the USA, where she played baseball, ate hot dogs and read encyclopaedias for fun. She has now lived in England long enough to think that cold and rain are normal, but still has yet to try Morris dancing. Before becoming an author, she worked as an editor and publisher of children's books. Now, with Pushkin the Three-Legged Wonder Cat as her trusty assistant (in charge of lap-sitting), she writes books on a wide range of topics, including animals, space, history, health and explorers. The highlight of her career so far has been getting to interview a real astronaut to find out how they use the toilet in space!
Content
The Americas: Dancing Devils, Flower Fair, Inti Raymi, Day Of The Sea, Gaucho Festival, Parintins Folklore Festival, Rio Carnival, Junkanoo, Pirates Week, Emancipation Day, Crop Over, Coban Folklore Festival, Day of the Dead, Mardi Gras, Juneteenth, Thanksgiving, Soyal, Independence Day * Europe: May Day, Bonfire Night, St David's Day, Up Helly Aa, St Patrick's Day, Thorrablot, Olavsoka, St Lucia's Day, Anastenaria, Vardavar, L-Imnarja, Kurentovanje, La Tomatina, Sant Antoni, Venice Carnival, Fete de la Musique, Il Palio, Great Dragon Parade, White Nights Festival, Labour Day, Oktoberfest, St John's Eve * Asia: Harbin Ice Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Cheung Chau Bun Festival, Hangul Day, Cherry Blossom Festival, Obon, Eid ul-Fitr, Nowruz, Children's Day, Sukkot, Birds of Prey Festival, Hanukkah, 'Three Manly Sports' Festival, Thai New Year Festival, Phaung Daw U Pagoda Festival, Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival, Festival of Light, Pushkar Camel Fair, Holi, Teej, Cow Festival, Festival of the Sacred Tooth * Africa: Festival of the Sahara, Abu Simbel Festival, Ouidah Voodoo Festival, New Yam Festival, Gerewol, Hogbetsotso, Umhlanga Reed Dance, Maitisong, Gorilla Naming Festival, Timkat * Oceania: Coming Together Festival, Picnic Day, Matariki, Merrie Monarch, Tapati Rapa Nui, Rise of Palolo, Kenu and Kundu Festival