Encyclopedia of Observances, Holidays & Celebrations (Palm)
Version: 8.1
Platforms: Palm
Categories: Science & Education
Upload date: 15 Nov 11
Developer: MobileReference
License: Shareware
Price: 19.99 $
Downloads: 26 File Size: 319 Kb
Encyclopedia of Observances, Holidays & Celebrations (Palm) is an illustrated book that provides historical and cultural background of major holidays around the globe. Introduces importnat world carnival, festivals and parades.
Table of Contents
Holidays: Overview | National Holidays | International | Labour Day | Flag Day | Independence Day | Republic Day | Federal holiday (USA) | Unofficial | New Year | Secular Holidays List | Holidays of Japan | Chinese Holidays
Religious Holidays: Christian | Buddhist | Muslim | Jewish | Hindu | Baha'i | Celtic/Pagan/Neopagan
Festivals: Overview | Arts Festival | Beer Festival | Literary Festival | Film Festival | Music Festival | Food Festival | Religious Festival | Sand Festival | Theatre Festival | Hot air balloon festivals | LGBT Festivals | Storytelling festival | New Media art festivals | Renaissance fair
Festivals by Country: Australia | Romania | Iran | Canada | United States | United Kingdom | Hindu | China | Japan
Carnivals: Overview | History | Around the world: Cities | Europe | Latin America | North America & Australia | Carnivals List | Parades | Parties
About Calendars: Liturgical year | Gregorian calendar | Roman Catholic calendar of saints | Islamic Calendar | Buddhist Calendar | Hebrew Calendar | Chinese Calendar
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· Educate yourself about world celebrations, observations, parades, carnivals, festivals and holidays
· Use your down time to read about your favorite holidays
· Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases.
· Access the e-book anytime, anywhere - at home, on the train, in the subway.
· Automatic synchronization between the handheld and the desktop PC. You could read half of the book on the handheld, then finish reading on the desktop. Annotations and drawings are also synchronized.
Supported operating systems:
Palm OS 3.x, Palm OS 4.x, Palm OS 5.x
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