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008			070828s2008 miua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2007035420
019			_a150328612
020			_a9780780807358 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020			_a0780807359 (hardcover : alk. paper)
029	1		_aAU@ _b000042177626
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780780807358
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780780807358
035			_a(OCoLC)167511768 _z(OCoLC)150328612
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050	0	0	_aREF GN560.U6 _bH56 2008
100	1		_aHill, Jeff, _d1962-
245	1	0	_aLife events and rites of passage : _bthe customs and symbols of major life-cycle milestones, including cultural, secular, and religious traditions observed in the United States / _cby Jeff Hill and Peggy Daniels ; foreword by Clifton D. Bryant.
260			_aDetroit, MI : _bOmnigraphics, _cc2008.
300			_axvii, 498 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
520			_a"Provides information about the history, symbols, customs, and traditions of important life-cycle events within the broad range of cultural and religious groups in the United States. Entries are arranged in sections on birth and childhood, coming of age, adulthood, and death and mourning"--Provided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_apt. 1. Birth and childhood. Conception and pregnancy -- Greeting the baby -- Naming the baby -- Entering the faith -- Firsts -- Commemorating birth -- pt. 2. Coming of age. Religious milestones -- New privileges and responsibilities -- School events -- Revived and reinvented initiation rites -- pt. 3. Adulthood. Courtship -- Getting engaged -- Wedding preparations -- Wedding ceremonies -- Wedding receptions -- Post-wedding events -- Adult milestones -- Later adulthood -- pt. 4. Death and mourning. Preparing the body -- Funerals and other immediate mourning rituals -- Burials -- Memorials and later commemorations.
650		0	_aRites and ceremonies _zUnited States.
651		0	_aUnited States _xSocial life and customs.
700	1		_aBecker, Peggy Daniels.
999			_c143520 _d143520