Following the calendar year, this book explores the ways in which the main festivals that highlight a Christian child's year are celebrated. The ceremonies, food, clothing, stories and other customs associated with such festivals as Christmas, Easter, Advent, Lent, Epiphany and Harvest are detailed in simple terms and colourful photographs. A special feature is nine-year-old Jana's diary which provides a child's perspective on what it's like to be involved in each of the festivals. Relevant to the following units in the RE Schemes of Work: What does it mean to belong? (Year 1 - looking at religious symbols, clothes, buildings and festivals), What does it mean to belong to Christianity? (Year 1), Beliefs and practices (Year 1), Celebrations (Year 2), What do signs and symbols mean in religion? (Year 3)
This is Book 4 in the Year of Religious Festivals S. Series. See all Year of Religious Festivals S. books here.
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Cath Senker has over twenty years' experience in children's educational publishing and has written around 100 books for children for a range of publishers. Her books include highly regarded titles on Anne Frank, the Black Death and the Vietnam War, books on religions and the conflict between North and South Korea, and forthcoming titles on Self-Harm and Rela
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