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Cemetery Culture: City of the Silent: Resource dealing with the cultural appreciation of death and burial customs. Includes a listing of related terminology and a glossary of symbolic actions such as offerings to the dead, particular days that commemorate death, and Gods associated with dying. Additional information is provided by literary references to death.
Author: Gazis-Sax, Joel
Subjects: customs, death
DeweyClass: 393
Resource type: documents
Chinese Wedding Traditions: Information about wedding customs in China. Includes history, ancient marriage customs, proposal, betrothal, the wedding, after the wedding, a comparison with western traditions and a bibliography.
Author: Chinese Historical and Cultural Project
Subjects: chinese culture, customs
DeweyClass: 392
Resource type: documents, images
Christmas Around the World: Offers information on Christmas traditions in thirty different countries worldwide.
Author: North Pole.com
Subjects: customs
DeweyClass: 394.2663
Resource type: documents
Costumer's Manifesto: Ethnic Dress: Text based and pictorial examples of traditional textiles used and dress worn, around the world, browsable by country. Includes historical and modern day costumes, as well as those associated with specific events.
Author: Maginnis, Tara
Subjects: clothing, customs
DeweyClass: 391
Resource type: index
Death in Ancient Egypt: Project investigating the funerary customs and beliefs of the ancient Egyptians, covering the provision for life in the 'next world' and the significance of shabtis.
Author: Alexandra A O'Brien, Oriental Institute Research Archives
Subjects: customs, death, egyptian history
DeweyClass: 393
Resource type: documents, images
Dictionary of Symbolism: Searchable dictionary aiming to provide possible cultural significance of various symbols, and suggest ways in which those symbols may have been used in context. An alphabetical listing of all entries is provided.
Author: Protas, Allison; Brown, Geoff & Smith, Jamie
Subjects: cultural studies, customs
DeweyClass: 302.222
Resource type: dictionary
Executive Planet: Presents articles on business etiquette and culture in prominent US trading partner countries. Covers topics such as entertaining, making appointments, addressing others, gift-giving, public behaviour, business dress, and conversation.
Author: ExecutivePlanet
Subjects: business education, customs
DeweyClass: 395.52
Resource type: articles
Folklore: Electronic version of the journal of the same name, with full text articles available relating to many areas of ethnological research. Topics of interest include comparative religions, cosmology, traditional customs, ethnomusicology, and belief concepts from many countries around the world.
Author: Institute of the Estonian Language
Subjects: customs, folk music, folklore
DeweyClass: 398
Resource type: journal
Groom Advice: Source of practical wedding advice for grooms. Covers all areas of wedding planning, with sections on choosing a best man and ushers, wedding cars and transport, drinks, speeches and grooming.
Author: Groompower
Subjects: customs
DeweyClass: 392.5
Resource type: guide, images
Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages, and During the Renaissance Period: Illustrated with nineteen chromolithographic prints by F. Kellerhoven and upwards of four hundred engravings on wood.
Author: Lacroix, Paul
Subjects: clothing, customs, history education
DeweyClass: 391
Resource type: non-fiction ebook
Medieval and Renaissance Weddings: Information about weddings during medieval and Renaissance times. Includes traditions, ceremonies, handfastings, attire, flowers, headpieces, the feast, bibliographies and Viking traditions.
Author: Thomas, Kirsti S.
Subjects: customs, medieval history, renaissance history
DeweyClass: 392
Resource type: bibliography, documents
Mything Links: Resources cover aspects of mythology and folklore that are connected to the likes of calendar customs, including information on the quarter days, and themes that are found in both Eastern and Western cultures, such as the fertility symbol of the Green Man and rites of passage. Information is also available by selecting specific geographical regions of the world, and in the form of reference and educational data for students and teachers.
Author: Jenks, Kathleen
Subjects: customs, folklore, mythology
DeweyClass: 398.2
Resource type: index
New Orleans Online: Mardi Gras: Details of dozens of parades in New Orleans from January 3 to February 24.
Author: City of New Orleans
Subjects: customs, united states culture
DeweyClass: 394
Resource type: documents, images
Orkneyjar: The Heritage of the Orkney Islands: Comprehensive coverage of all things Orcadian, including historical information on the island, the language, genealogy, and further links to resources which include Icelandic sagas. Traditional customs and the folklore of Orkney are detailed, with images and texts relating to the annual festivals and sea tales.
Author: Towrie, Sigurd
Subjects: customs, folklore, historical data
DeweyClass: 941.1
Resource type: documents, images
School of Scottish Studies: Selection of articles from the magazine 'Tocher', available as English and Gaelic texts, or in audio format. Material dates from 1949 onwards and depicts all aspects of 20th century Scottish Ethnology including customs, culture, songs, and tales. Images are also available.
Author: University of Edinburgh School of Scottish Studies
Subjects: customs, folk music, folklore, musicology, scottish culture
DeweyClass: 941.1
Resource type: articles, images
SYMBOLS.com: Encyclopaedia of Western Signs and Ideograms: A collection of more than 2,500 Western signs, arranged into over 50 groups according to their graphic characteristics. Includes the symbols' histories, uses, and meanings. The signs range from ideograms carved in mammoth teeth by Cro-Magnon men, to hobo signs and subway graffiti.
Author: HME Media
Subjects: customs, graphic design
DeweyClass: 302.2
Resource type: image collection
Victorian Christmas: Gives brief descriptions of Victorian Christmas customs and traditions including pantomime and present giving. Each section is illustrated with Christmas cards from the period.
Author: Warrington, Malcolm
Subjects: customs
DeweyClass: 394.2663
Resource type: images