Shares practical, motivational ideas on how to plan special occasions in spite of already overloaded schedules, outlining a range of less-daunting, creative suggestions and menu plans for birthday, holiday, and special-event celebrations.

Describes the background and context of over 300 celebrations, festivals, or religious holidays observed by countries and cultures around the world, with more than twenty listings for each month, and includes activities, sample recipes, and lists of related books and music.

Celebrations are events that are held for special occasions. They are held by people all around the world. Read about different kinds of national and world celebrations, where and when these celebrations are held, and how these events are celebrated.

Describes how special events or people in the history of a nation are celebrated in different countries, by different cultures, and with different foods around the world. Includes recipes and activities.

A cross-cultural study that describes festivals for various holidays and how they are celebrated around the world.