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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Junior worldmark encyclopedia of world holidays/edited by Robert Griffin.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Alphabetically arranged entries provide descriptions of celebrations around the world of some thirty holidays and festivals, including national and cultural holidays, such as Independence Day and New Year's Day, which are commemorated on different days for different reasons in a number of countries.

ISBN 0-7876-3927-3 (set).—ISBN 0-7876-3928-1 (vol. 1).—ISBN 0-7876-3929-X (vol. 2).—ISBN 0-7876-3930-3 (vol. 3).—ISBN 0-7876-3931-1 (vol. 4).

1. Holidays—Encyclopedias, Juvenile. 2. Festivals—Encyclopedias, Juvenile. [1. Holidays—Encyclopedias. 2. Festivals—Encyclopedias. 3. Encyclopedias and dictionaries.] I. Griffin, Robert H., 1951–

GT3933. J86 2000
394.26'03—dc21

00-023425

Front cover photographs (top to bottom): Krewe of Rex float reproduced by permission of Archive Photos, Inc; jack-o-lanterns, monk beating drum, and Fastnacht witches reproduced by permission of AP/Wide World Photos, Inc. Back cover photograph: Chicago Children's Choir reproduced by permission of AP/Wide World Photos, Inc.