Festival folk, an atlas of carnival customs and costumes, [illustrated by Rob Flowers ; written by Ziggy Hanaor and Rob Flowers]
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Festival folk, an atlas of carnival customs and costumes, [illustrated by Rob Flowers ; written by Ziggy Hanaor and Rob Flowers]
Language
eng
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index present
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9-12 years old
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Festival folk
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[illustrated by Rob Flowers ; written by Ziggy Hanaor and Rob Flowers]
Sub title
an atlas of carnival customs and costumes
Summary
All around the world there are festivals that reach back through the sands of time to the very roots of civilisation; to agrarian rites and pagan traditions. The festivals in this book are often little known outside their locale and they are all characterised by the most radical and bizarre costumes imaginable. The Kukeri in Bulgaria wear enormous headpieces made of goatskin. Burryman festival in Edinburgh features a man covered from head to toe with burrs and thorns. Paraders in Switzerlands Silvesterklausen wear vast wooden doll masks and hats carved with peasant scenes. Each costume is brought to life in Rob Flowers joyous, surrealist, urban illustrations. Brief, engaging texts describe the festival, its history and the traditions that surround it. From Columbia to Nigeria by way of New Orleans and Romania, this is a delightful book that brings the cultures of the world to life in a fresh new take that will appeal to children an adults alike
Target audience
juvenile
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