Faiths and Festivals

Here at last is a comprehensive, fully illustrated, accurate yet easy-to-read account of the high days and holidays of the Buddhist, Chinese, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh religions. In the first section of Faiths and Festivals Martin Palmer tells the dramatic stories behind 23 major festivals and then examines how and when these festivities are celebrated today. The rites of passage section follows and looks at birth, initiation, marriage and death ceremonies and beliefs in the seven faiths. The book is extensively illustrated with large photographs from a wide variety of sources. Children and teachers can use it for reference, for classroom work, for ideas for assembly, or just for browsing.