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Cultural traditions in Sri Lanka / Cynthia O'Brien.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cultural traditions in my worldPublisher: St. Catharines, Ontario ; New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780778780991
  • 0778780996
  • 9780778781073
  • 0778781070
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
About Sri Lanka -- Full moon days -- Harvest festival -- Independence Day -- Shiva festival -- New Years -- May days -- Vesak -- Poson Poya -- Ramadan -- Festival of the Tooth -- Feast of Assumption -- Festival of lights -- Christmas.
Summary: Known for its diversity, Sri Lanka is a country with many unique cultural traditions. This intriguing book guides readers through a year of holidays and traditions in the country, from Buddhist celebrations such as Poya Days, to the family traditions of specific ethnic groups. Other celebrations also include Hindu, Muslim, and Catholic holidays, and festivals celebrating food and farming.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 394.2695 O13 Available 33111008844595
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Known for its diversity, Sri Lanka is a country with many unique cultural traditions. This intriguing book guides readers through a year of holidays and traditions in the country, from Buddhist celebrations such as Poya Days, to the family traditions of specific ethnic groups. Other celebrations also include Hindu, Muslim, and Catholic holidays, and festivals celebrating food and farming.

Includes index.

About Sri Lanka -- Full moon days -- Harvest festival -- Independence Day -- Shiva festival -- New Years -- May days -- Vesak -- Poson Poya -- Ramadan -- Festival of the Tooth -- Feast of Assumption -- Festival of lights -- Christmas.

Age 5-8.

Grade K to 3.

Guided reading: Q.

Known for its diversity, Sri Lanka is a country with many unique cultural traditions. This intriguing book guides readers through a year of holidays and traditions in the country, from Buddhist celebrations such as Poya Days, to the family traditions of specific ethnic groups. Other celebrations also include Hindu, Muslim, and Catholic holidays, and festivals celebrating food and farming.

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