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ACADEMY OF NOTRE DAME - RESEARCH PATHFINDER ETHNIC HOLIDAYS AND CHRISTMAS PROJECT 6th Grade Geography - Mr.Cooper





CALL NUMBERS KEYWORDS
 * Ref 031 || General Encyclopedias ||
 * 394 || Holidays and Festivals ||
 * 900s || Countries ||
 * Country Name (i.e. "Mexico") || Christmas Celebrations || Holidays ||
 * Festivals || Feasts || Traditions ||
 * Crafts || Food || Traditional ||
 * Yule || Ethnic Name || Religious Name ||
 * Observance || Customs ||  ||

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REFERENCE

World Book Encyclopedia (Ref. 031) Festivals of the World (Ref. 394.2) Festivals and Holidays (Ref. 394.2) The World Festivals (Ref. 394.2) CultureGrams 2009 (Ref 390) Encyclopedia of Christmas (Ref 394.2 G) NON-FICTION These books will be on reserve in the library or you can search the [|library catalog] using call numbers and search terms provided above.

ELECTRONIC

DATABASES [|CultureGrams] - //World Edition// - click on your continent - click on your country - search the left-hand column for features on your country (Eating, Holidays, Family, etc.)

[|Nettrekker] - enter keywords (" ethnic holidays") or follow this path: - Social Studies - Geography - Human Systems - Earth's Cultural Mosaics - Holidays around the World - World Languages - German or French or Latin or Spanish - Everyday Life - Holidays or Food (Recipes)

[|World Book Encyclopedia Online] - enter your country in the search box

[|World Geography] - enter keyword(s) or follow these paths: - Select a country profile - select "your country" - Culture (for People, Holidays & Food) or Maps and Flags - World Map Search - click on your continent/region - click on your country for geographical context

[|Library Web Page] - select "Student Links" (scroll to Religion section) //Catholic Encyclopedia// - type "Christmas" in search box //American Catholic// - type "Christmas" in search box

ONLINE RESOURCES - Use the "Webpath Express" feature in the library catalog (link provided above) to access quality websites

[|CIA World Factbook] [|The History Channel: History of the Holidays] [|The Christmas Archives] [|Christmas Around the World] [|Christmas World] [|Yahoo! Kids] - (enter "Christmas around the World" in the search box) [|Solstice, Sacaea-Saturnalia, Yule, and Today] [|Christmas Traditions Around the World] [|Christmas Celebrations Around the World] [|St. Nicholas] [|Earth Calendar] - lists holidays by country/religion

[|Virtual Finland] [|Mexico Connect] [|Polish World] [|Journey Mart: Ireland: Culture and Crafts] - scroll down to "Culture and Crafts" [|Journey Mart: Scotland: Culture and Crafts] - scroll down to "Culture and Crafts" [|Journey Mart: Vietnam: Culture and Crafts] - scroll down to "Culture and Crafts" [|Journey Mart: Netherlands: Culture and Crafts] [|About.com: Lithuanian Arts and Crafts] [|DLTK Kids: Traditional Polish Crafts] [|Italia: Crafts of Italy] [|Asia Rooms: Arts and Crafts in Germany] Irish Crafts
 * Some country-specific sites**:

CITATIONS / BIBLIOGRAPHY [|NoodleBib] - produces a polished //Bibliography// or //Works Cited// page