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Travel 2,500 years back in time to find out where many of our modern holiday traditions originated. Charming full-color ink and watercolor illustrations throughout. This valuable resource for teachers and parents uses hands-on activities, natural science facts, and observations to explore the concepts of measuring time, making calendars, and marking seasonal celebrations. Shows how our popular holiday traditions are rooted in nature, beginning as the seasonal festivals of an ancient society. Children love holiday celebrations but most don't know why they wear masks on Halloween or watch for the groundhog on February 2. Now they can discover that many of our modern traditions started with the festivals of the ancient Celts. The Celts were farming people, so their festivals marked the important events of the agricultural year. Imbolc, in very early spring, celebrated the birth of new lambs, while Samhain, in late fall, celebrated the end of the growing season and the beginning of winter. If we look at our modern calendar, we'll find Groundhog Day falling where Imbolc did, Halloween where the Celts celebrated Samhain, and a host of other holiday correspondences. That's because desce

Who reads The Ancient Celtic Festivals : And How We Celebrate Them Today?

Author

Clare Walker Leslie; Frank E. Gerace

Publisher

Inner Traditions International, Limited

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780892818228

Category

children's

Subjects

Fiction, Science, Anthropology

Rating

4.6 / 5 (86 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14