The good luck book : a celebration of global traditions, superstitions, and folklore

Título
The good luck book : a celebration of global traditions, superstitions, and folklore

Heather, Alexander

Resumen
Ever wondered why we knock on wood, cross our fingers, or say "white rabbits" on the first day of the month? Dive in and learn about fascinating traditions and superstitions from all over the world! The Good Luck Book explores the surprising -- and sometimes scary -- history of the world's most practiced traditions and superstitions (and plenty more that you probably won't have heard of!). Discover superstitions old and new from China to Chile, the USA to the Ukraine. Learn how and why they started, and why people still participate in them today.

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2023

Descripción física
127 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Nota general
Includes index.

Término de la materia
Legends.
 
Fortune.
 
Fortune -- Folklore.
 
Superstition -- Folklore.
 
Tales.

Género
Folk tales.

Autor añadido
Burrows, Ruth.
 
Georgiev, Teo, 1992-
 
Ross, Sonny.
 
Walsh, Sarah (Illustrator)

Síntesis
Ever wondered why we knock on wood, cross our fingers, or say "white rabbits" on the first day of the month? Dive in and learn about fascinating traditions and superstitions from all over the world! The Good Luck Book explores the surprising -- and sometimes scary -- history of the world's most practiced traditions and superstitions (and plenty more that you probably won't have heard of!). Discover superstitions old and new from China to Chile, the USA to the Ukraine. Learn how and why they started, and why people still participate in them today.

ISBN
9780744084696

Información de publicación
New York : DK Publishing, 2023.


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