African-American Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations: The History, Customs, and Symbols Associated with Both Traditional and Contemporary Religious

African-American Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations: The History, Customs, and Symbols Associated with Both Traditional and Contemporary Religious

by Jean C. Church (Foreword), Kathlyn Gay (Author), Jessie Carney Smith (Introduction)



* Hardcover: 569 pages
* (December 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0780807790
* ISBN-13: 978-0780807792

More than 100 African American holidays and festivals on the U.S. calendar are described here, in entries arranged alphabetically from the AFRAM Festival, held in Seaford, Delaware, during the second week of August, to the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities in Eatonville, Florida, in the last week of January.

Entries typically contain historical background, information on each event's origins and observances, a list of contacts and Web sites, and a list of titles for further reading. Sidebars and black-and-white illustrations enliven the work.

A chronology related to the history of African American holidays, a list of holidays by month, an extensive bibliography, and a list of pertinent organizations are appended.

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