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All Together Now
Cindy Dell Clark
其他書名
American Holiday Symbolism Among Children and Adults
出版Rutgers University Press, 2019-06-14
主題Social Science / GeneralSocial Science / Children's StudiesSocial Science / Holidays (non-religious)Social Science / Popular CultureSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
ISBN19788020139781978802018
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=JAC-DwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In a hard driving society like the United States, holidays are islands of softness. Holidays are times for creating memories and for celebrating cultural values, emotions, and social ties. All Together Now considers holidays that are celebrated by American families: Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Halloween, and the December holidays of Christmas or Chanukah. This book shows how entire families bond at holidays, in ways that allow both children and adults to be influential within their shared interaction.

The decorations, songs, special ways of dressing, and rituals carry deep significance that is viscerally felt by even young tots. Ritual has the capacity to condense a plethora of meaning into a unified metaphor such as a Christmas tree, a menorah, or the American flag. These symbols allow children and adults to co-opt the meaning of symbols in flexible and age-relevant ways, all while the symbols are still treasured and shared in common.