Celebrating nature
Subtitle: rites and ceremonies around the world
By: by Elizabeth S. Helfman. Drawings by Carolyn Cather.
Contributors: Cather, Carolyn, illus.
Publisher: Seabury Press
Published: 1969
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
Subjects: Seasons -- Folklore.; Seasons -- Mythology -- Juvenile literature.; Seasons -- Folklore.; Rites and ceremonies.
Description: Describes man's celebrations of the seasons throughout history such as the planting and harvesting ceremonies of the ancient Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, and traces the roots of modern celebrations of Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter, May Day, and Thanksgiving.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 159-160.