rites and ceremonies

Andy, an African-American boy living in Nigeria with his father, is invited to a village masquerade where he and his friend Ihanyi learn a lesson from the spirit Akataka.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide definitions of over 75,000 general vocabulary words and phrases, and includes entymologies, preferred U.S. spellings, sample phrases and sentences, and a pronunciation system.

Relates the history of childhood and describes how birth, coming of age, and other important childhood events are celebrated in different countries and by different cultures around the world. Includes recipes and activities.

Elizabeth, Will, and Captain Barbossa rescue Captain Jack Sparrow from the land of the dead and set out to call together the Pirate Lords from the four corners of the globe in order to stand against Beckett, Jones, Norrington, the Flying Dutchman, and the entire East India Trading Company.

Studies the rituals that different cultures use to mark major events in a person's life, including birth, initiation, marriage, and death.

Examines the social, cultural, and religious history of the ceremonies associated with birth, marriage, and death in early modern England.

The people of a village perform their annual lottery, with startling consequences for the recipient of the one paper with the black spot.

Relates the ancient roots of various rituals related to everyday life and describes how customs are observed in different countries and by different cultures around the world. Includes recipes and activities.

Relates the history of childhood and describes how birth, coming of age, and other important childhood events are celebrated in different countries and by different cultures around the world. Includes recipes and activities.