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epithalamium epithalamium
epithalamium , song or poem written to celebrate a marriage. An elaborate form of pastoral , the epithalamium usually tells of the happenings of the wedding day. Nymphs, shepherds, and appropriate mythological figures are present to share the poet's joy. Epithalamiums were written in ancient times... Read more
Day of the Dead Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead Span. Día de los Muertos, annual festival in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, commonly on November 1st and 2d. Its ancient Mesoamerican roots now augmented by Christian custom, it celebrates the dead with joy and humor rather than mourning, and coincides with All... Read more
Rita Mae Brown Rita Mae Brown
Brown, Rita Mae (1944–), born in Pennsylvania, educated at the New York School of Visual Arts. Her first novel, Rubyfruit Jungle (1973), celebrating the joys of lesbian sexuality, won her acclaim. Other novels on similar themes are In Her Day (1976), Six of One (1978), Southern Discomfort... Read more
Gaiety Gaiety
290. Gaiety (See also Cheerfulness, Joviality, Joy.) butterfly orchis symbol of gaiety. [Plant Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 172] Gay 90s the 1890s, a decade of carefree and exciting days in America. [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 162] “L’Allegro” pastoral idyll celebrating... Read more
Sabbath Sabbath
Sabbath [Heb.,=repose], in Judaism, last day of the week (Saturday), observed as a rest day for the twenty-five hours commencing with sundown on Friday. In the biblical account of creation (Gen. 1) the seventh day is set as a Sabbath to mark God's rest after his work. In Jewish law, starting with... Read more
Purim Purim
Purim [Heb.,=lots], Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th of Adar, the twelfth month in the Jewish calendar (Feb.-March). During leap years it is celebrated in Adar II. According to the book of Esther (Esther 3.7; 9.24,26) it commemorates the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a general... Read more
Joy Adamson Joy Adamson
Joy Adamson Joy Adamson (1910-1980) is best known for the books and films depicting her work in Africa with "Elsa the Lioness," introduced in her book Born Free. Together with husband George Adamson, she raised the orphaned Elsa from a cub and trained the lioness to fend for herself in the wild.... Read more
Flag Day Flag Day
Flag Day anniversary of the adoption of the American flag in 1777. It is celebrated on June 14 but is not a legal holiday.... Read more
Orpheus Orpheus
Orpheus , in Greek mythology, celebrated Thracian musician. He was the son of Calliope by Apollo or, according to another legend, by Oeagrus, a king of Thrace. Supposedly, the music of his lyre was so beautiful that when he played, wild beasts were soothed, trees danced, and rivers stood still.... Read more
Al Hirschfeld Al Hirschfeld
Al Hirschfeld (Albert Hirschfeld) , 1903-2003, American graphic artist, b. St. Louis. He and his family moved to New York City when he was 12, and he studied art there and in Paris. A master of line, Hirschfeld is famous for his witty, perceptive, and joyful caricatures of celebrities from the... Read more

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