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Select
from our large collection of holiday items. We can
always request an item for you from another branch.
Staff is always willing to teach you how to “place
a hold” and get the item you want.
Check
our catalog
and try a Subject Search for “Holidays”
or “Festivals” to find more:
All
Around the World
Buddhist Festivals
Buddhanet offers a full list of Buddhist
festivals and special days.
Chinese
New Year
This Web site explores the Chinese Lunar New
Year or Spring Festival and provides history, traditions,
and origins of this holiday.
Christmas
World
Christmas Traditions- Christmas World links
you to many different countries and their special
holiday traditions.
Diwali
(Deepawali)
The Hindu holiday Diwali, the Festival of Lights,
is represented here with a description of its history,
significance and traditional celebrations.
Jewish
Holidays throughout
the Year
About.com presents an overview and calendar
of Jewish holidays.
Hanukkah
A beautifully crafted Web site about the
celebration of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah.
Holiday
Links
Beliefnet.com explores holidays from many different
cultures and religions.
Holidays and
Celebrations
Searches many different holidays
by their date or name, including historical holidays.
You can search for a specific holiday’s history,
recipes and craft ideas.
Halloween
Everything that you need to have a happy
Halloween is on the Kate.net site!
Kwanzaa
The celebration of the African American and
Pan-African holiday is present here on the Official
Kwanzaa Web Site.
Mexican
holidays
Mexico Online offers a full calendar year of
the official & religious Mexican holidays with
a link to local festivals.
Ramadan
This holy Muslim holiday of the Islamic religion
is nicely presented on Holidays.net.
Thanksgiving
This site links you to information about the
history of Thanksgiving, also to recipes for a great
Thanksgiving Day feast.
Worldwide
Holiday and Festival
Site
This massive database provides information on
holidays and festivals worldwide. Search by country,
religion, and month of holiday.
Recipes
Epicurious
Foods–
Holiday
Menus
This site has a great selection of menus for many
holidays and special occasions throughout the seasons.
Holiday Recipes from Pillsbury
Search by holiday for some new recipe ideas.
Holiday
Cookie Recipes
This site has a nice collection of Christmas
cookie recipes. Nutritional information is included.
Try some of these new and different treats this
holiday season.
Crafts
Holiday
Crafts for Adults
This site links to craft ideas for adults by
holiday name or by craft category.
Craft
Exchange
This site has a great selection of craft projects
especially for the kids. You can search by the name
of the holiday or by the season.
Holiday
crafts for
the Kids
Here you’ll find craft ideas for children.
The site includes all the standard holidays and
also a nice selection of projects for other “special
days”.
Halloween
- Crafts and
Costume
ideas
This site links you to some great Halloween
decorating and costume Ideas.
Thanksgiving
– Crafts and Decorating
This site offers many interesting ideas for
Thanksgiving decorating and Fall craft projects.
Christmas
– Crafts And
Decorating
This site has a variety of different ideas for
the Christmas season.
Hanukkah
Projects
This will link you to some interesting crafts
for Hanukkah.
Kwanzaa
– Holiday Craft Projects
On this link you’ll find ideas for Kwanzaa
crafts projects.
Entertaining
and Etiquette
Oster.com
Great
tips for hosting holiday parties and other special
occasion parties. This site includes information
on party planning and creating a timeline, decorating,
recipes, and tricks of the trade. Use the drop-down
list to pick an event.
Got
questions? We have answers!
Researched
and Complied by D. Love
Edited by C. Paulson and M. Toohey
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