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The Book of the Year:

A Brief History of Our

Seasonal Holidays

ANTHONY F. AVENI

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

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A Brief History of

Our Seasonal Holidays

A NTHONY F. A VENI

UNIVERSITY PRESS

2003

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Aveni, Anthony F.

The book of the year : a brief history

of our seasonal holidays / by Anthony F. Aveni.

p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-19-515024-4

1. Holidays—History.

2. Rites and ceremonies.

3. Archaeoastronomy.

4. Biological rhythms.

5. Chronobiology. I. Title.

GT3930.A94 2002 394.26—dc21 2002067176

1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2

Printed in the United States of America

on acid-free paper

The Book of the Year - a brief history of our seasonal holidays.pdf