Describes the celebration of St. Valentine’s Day from pagan festivals to present-day activities. Each of our holidays has its own familiar traditions: Trick-or-treating on Halloween, eating turkey on Thanksgiving, waiting for Santa Claus on Christmas, exchanging cards on Valentine’s Day. But where do these customs come from, when did they begin, and why do we continue to observe them? In the engaging blend of careful research and lively prose that has earned her books a lasting place on the holiday bookshelf, Edna Barth explores the multicultural origins and evolution of the familiar and not-so-familiar symbols and legends associated with our favorite holidays. Full of fascinating historical details and little-known stories, these books are both informative and engaging. Festively illustrated by Ursula Arndt, they are now available again in hardcover as well as paperback editions, featuring new, eye-catching jacket designs, and fun holiday activities inside the paperback covers. Each book includes an annotated list of holiday stories and poems and an index.
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Hearts, Cupids, and Red Roses: The Story of the Valentine Symbols
By: Edna Barth
ISBN-10: 0618067914
ISBN-13 : 978-0618067916
Publisher : Clarion Books; Annotated edition (January 21, 2001)
Language : English
Paperback: 96 pages
Reading Age : 10 – 12 years
Dimensions : 7 x 0.14 x 10 inches
Item Weight : 5.3 ounces
$8.95 $7.16
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Margaret W Haynes –
In only 64 pages the author traces the origins of today’s Valentine’s Day back to the pre-Christian Roman festival of Lupercalia, and finds the connections to various courting customs and symbols through the ages. Although small, the book is no lightweight — it’s packed with apparently well-researched and detailed information. The monochrome illustrations that accompany the text are appropriately sparing. There are plenty of other books with lots of big, colorful pictures but none with as much information conveyed so clearly and pleasantly in so little space!
Nona –
I bought as many as I could find in this series. Written in the early to mid 70’s at about a sixth grade level. They are still interesting to adults too. It gives simple but not dumbed down explanations of these holidays and covers the usual traditions and some I wasn’t familiar with. About 40 pages +/- with illustrations. I think they are a lot of fun to read.
Sunny –
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Ed Keaton –
This interesting book on the familiar holiday symbols which are associated with the holiday of Valentine’s Day are here chronicled in the pages of this great book by the late Edna Barth & beautifully illustrated by Ursula Arndt. I ordered this book for my twin brother, Lito. He used to check out this book from both our elementary school, and from our nearest public library! He also has the other holiday symbols book written and illustrated by Barth and Arndt on the symbols associated with St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. As well as the symbols of the Fourth of July, which was written by the late James Cross Giblin, and illustrated by Ursula Arndt. All of them are former used ex-library books in their beautiful dust jackets. With the Valentine’s Day holiday coming up on the 14th, this book is quite an interesting read to understand the meaning and the symbolism!
Fonda W. Parker –
Does have some good information. Wish it was just a bit more child friendly.