A Compendious Reference Guide to Popular, Ethnic, Religious, National,and Ancient Holidays, Festivals, Celebrations, Commemorations,Holy Days, Feasts, and Fasts, Including Contact Information andWeb Sites. Supplemented by Special Sections on Words Relating to Time,Calendar Systems, Phases of the Moon, the World’s Major Living Religions, Facts about the U.S. States and Territories, Legal Holidays by State, Facts about the U.S. Presidents, Facts about Countries around the World, Legal Holidays by Country, Tourism Information Sources; and by an Annotated Bibliography and Chronological, Historic, Ancient,Folkloric, Calendar, Promotional, Sports, and Subject Indexes

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