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Public Library

If you want to make a gift or do some special decorating for the holiday season, try the library.  The library has hundreds of books on dozens crafts and decorating ideas.  Some topics include:

Click on a topic to see what books are in the MORE catalog on the topic

If you are looking for information on the holidays, try these subjects for a multitude of books.

• Christmas

• Hanukkah

• Kwanzaa

In the Reference Area

The Folklore of World Holidays
edited by Margaret Read MacDonald
Ref 394.26 Fol
This reference book gathers together more than 1,200 fascinating beliefs, legends, superstitions, proverbs, dances, games, pageants, fairs, processions, and other lore associated with over 375 holidays celebrated in over 150 countries, excluding the U.S. and Canada.  Everyday is a holiday somewhere in the world.

Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary
edited by Helene Henderson and Sue Ellen Thompson
Ref 394.26 Hol
From the pilgrimage to Mecca to the Wizard of Oz Festival, this compendium circles the globe describing more than 2,000 holidays, rituals, and other notable occasions.

Celebrating Christmas Around the World
by Herbert H. Wernecke
Ref 394.2663 Wer
Features the celebrations of Christmas in many countries around the world.  Somewhat dated but still interesting.

The Folklore of American Holidays
edited by Hennig Cohen and Tristram Potter Coffin
Ref 394.26973
This book is a compilation of more than 500 beliefs, legends, supersitions, proverbs, riddles, poems, songs, dances, games, plays, pageants, fairs, foods, and processions associated with over 120 American calendar customs and festivals.