All Together Now
American Holiday Symbolism Among Children and Adults
1st Edition
Published on 14. June 2019
221 pages
978-1-9788-0201-8 (ISBN)
Description
In a hard driving society like the United States, holidays are islands of softness. Holidays are times for creating memories and for celebrating cultural values, emotions, and social ties. All Together Now considers holidays that are celebrated by American families: Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Halloween, and the December holidays of Christmas or Chanukah. This book shows how entire families bond at holidays, in ways that allow both children and adults to be influential within their shared interaction. The decorations, songs, special ways of dressing, and rituals carry deep significance that is viscerally felt by even young tots. Ritual has the capacity to condense a plethora of meaning into a unified metaphor such as a Christmas tree, a menorah, or the American flag. These symbols allow children and adults to co-opt the meaning of symbols in flexible and age-relevant ways, all while the symbols are still treasured and shared in common.
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Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Spring Season: Easter
- Chapter 3. Summer Season: Memorial Day and July 4th
- Chapter 4. Autumn Season: Halloween
- Chapter 5. Winter Season: Christmas and Chanukah
- Chapter 6. How Ritual Meaning Comes Together
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
