The Oxford Companion to the Year: An Exploration of Calendar Customs and Time-Reckoning

by Leofranc Holford-Strevens and Bonnie Blackburn

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What are the halcyon days? On what date do the dog days begin? What is Hansel Monday? How do Chinese, Muslim, Mesoamerican, Jewish, and Babylonian calendars differ from Christian calendars? The answers to these and hundreds of other intriguing questions about the way humans have marked and
measured time over the millennia can be found in The Oxford Companion to the Year.
The desire to set aside certain periods of time to mark their significance...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0192142313

ISBN13:9780192142313

Release Date:December 1999

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:976 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:2.2" x 6.6" x 9.5"

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