Folklore Reference Collection at Indiana University
This guide will introduce you to indexes, bibliographies, encylopedias, and dictionaries useful for research in folklore and ethnomusicology.
What you will find here
This tab includes sncyclopedias, indexes, and biblioraphies on all aspects of holidays and calendar customs from around the world. Looking for the origin of April Fool's Day or Halloween symbols? You will find the answers here.
General Holidays
Holidays and Festivals Index by Call Number: GT3925 .H65 1995ISBN: 0780800125Publication Date: 1995-05-01
Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary by Call Number: GT3925 .T46 1993ISBN: 1558887687Publication Date: 1994
Holidays and Anniversaries of the World by Call Number: GT3930 .H65 1990ISBN: 0810348705Publication Date: 1989
Encyclopedia of American Holidays and National Days by Call Number: GT4803.A2 E63 2006 v.1-2ISBN: 0313331308Publication Date: 2006Folklore of American Holidays by
Call Number: GT4803 .F65 1991ISBN: 0810376024Publication Date: 1991
Maypoles, martyrs & mayhem : 366 days of British customs, myths and eccentricities by Call Number: GT4843.A2 C66 1994ISBN: 9780747522065Publication Date: 1994
World Holiday, Festival and Calendar Books by Call Number: Z5710 .W67 1998ISBN: 0780800737Publication Date: 1998
Specialized Holidays
Encyclopedia of Easter, Carnival, and Lent by Call Number: e-book; click title to connectISBN: 9780780810914Publication Date: 2002
Encyclopedia of Christmas and New Year's Celebrations by Call Number: onlineISBN: 0780810929Publication Date: 2003
The World Encyclopedia of Christmas by Call Number: GT4985 .B63 2000ISBN: 0771015313Publication Date: 2000
