Each summer for the past one hundred years, local residents on an otherwise tranquil block in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn turn their lives upside down for two weeks in order to host the reenactment of a centuries-old religious pageant. The annual feast of San Paulino di Nola has its roots in an archaic fertility rite with exotic pagan undertones. Italians from the Campanese village of Nola, who emigrated to Williamsburg in the 1880's, brought...

Discover a world of celebrations! This entertaining book introduces kids to 14 holidays, from Brazilian carnival, Chinese New Year, Bastille Day, and the Cherry Blossom Festival to Purim, Holi, Eid al-Fitr, Day of the Dead, and Halloween. As in the popular What's On Your Plate?, each spread showcases a different holiday, offering background, cultural context, vocabulary words, photographs, and instructions for festive projects.--Publisher's description....

Describes how the culture of Australia is reflected in its many festivals, including Melbourne Cup Day, Australia Day, and Mabo Day.

A visit to the Spoleto Festival in Umbria on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. Highlights of the film: Don Giovanni: - director Gian Carlo Menotti, conductor Thomas Schippers, set designer Henry Moore; The Stuttgart Ballet: - choreographer John Cranko; Jerzy Grotowski's staging of El Principe Constante by Calderón presented by the Warsaw Lab Theatre, Charles Wadsworth, originator of Chamber Music Concerts at Noon - featuring brilliant young...

Describes how the culture of Italy is reflected in its many festivals, including Carnival, various Saints' days, and the Venice Regatta.

Describes how the culture of England is reflected in its many festivals, including the Notting Hill Carnival, Lord Mayor's Day, and Guy Fawkes Day.

Describes how the culture of Egypt is reflected in its many festivals, including Eid, Moulid el-Nabi, and Sham el-Nessim.

Describes how the culture of Indonesia is reflected in its many festivals, including Sekatan, Good Friday, and Fahombe.