The World Around Us
#17 - The Illustrated Story of Festivals
(January 1960)
Gilberton,
1958 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 76
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1959-11-10
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Gilberton World-Wide Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Classics Illustrated Publication
- Editing
- Roberta Strauss Feuerlicht
Issue Notes
Meyer A. Kaplan (Associate Editor); Leonard B. Cole (Art Director). On-sale date from 1959 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Keywords celebration; educational; fact; festival; holiday
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Evans (signed) (painting)
- Inks
- George Evans (signed) (painting)
- Colors
- George Evans (signed) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Montage of holiday images
- Keywords
- Chinese New Year; Christmas; dragon; Easter; Easter egg; educational; fact; Halloween; jack-o'-lantern; rabbit; reindeer; Thanksgiving; turkey
The Illustrated Story of Festivals
illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Montage of festivals, with introductory text
- Keywords
- Buddha; celebration; Christmas; educational; fact; holiday; New Year; pinata; St. Nicholas Day; Tibetan Butter Festival
A Visit from St. Nicholas
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- St. Nicholas; Black Peter; Jan Van Ness; Martje Van Ness; Heer Van Ness
- Synopsis
- A Netherlands family celebrates St. Nicholas Day. St. Nicholas appears in other countries in other forms.
- Keywords
- Amsterdam; Christmas; educational; fact; Holland; Netherlands; Saint Nicholas
Indexer Notes
Black Peter appears in black clothing, but not in blackface.
Art identification from Salterella via the Error Tracker, http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8372 .
A Child Is Born: The Presepe
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Luisa Santos; Jose Santos; Senor Santos
- Synopsis
- The Santos family of Bahia, Brazil, makes an elaborate presepe, or nativity scene, to honor the birth of Jesus.
- Keywords
- Bahia; Brazil; Christmas; educational; fact
Indexer Notes
Art identification from Salterella via the Error Tracker, http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8372 .
A Child Is Born: The Posadas
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Walsh
- Inks
- Bill Walsh
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Dolores Rodriguez; Sancho Rodriguez; Mother Rodriguez; Papa Martinez
- Synopsis
- A Mexican neighborhood enacts the Posadas, honoring the birth of Jesus, then celebrates by breaking the pinata.
- Keywords
- Christmas; educational; fact; holiday; Mexico; pinata
Indexer Notes
Art identification from Salterella via the Error Tracker, http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8372 .
A Child Is Born: The Pinata
activity / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- How to make a pinata
- Keywords
- Christmas; educational; fact; holiday; pinata
Christmas Long Ago: Myrtle and Mistletoe
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- H. J. Kihl
- Inks
- H. J. Kihl
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Caligula; Balder; Balder's mother; Loki; Hoder
- Synopsis
- History of the Saturnalia and legends of the mistletoe, including the myth of Balder the Beautiful
- Keywords
- Christmas; educational; fact; holiday; mistletoe; Norse mythology; resurrection
Indexer Notes
Art identification from Salterella via the Error Tracker, http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8372.
Christmas Long Ago: Christmas in America
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Christopher Columbus; West Indian chief
- Synopsis
- Columbus's flagship Santa Maria wrecks on Christmas Eve. He invites a local chief to Christmas dinner aboard the Nina.
- Keywords
- Christmas; educational; fact; holiday; West Indies
Indexer Notes
Alex Blum's distinctive style may be identified with confidence.
Pencils identification from Salterella via the Error Tracker, http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8372 .
Christmas Long Ago: Feasting and Firing
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ? (pp 1-2); John Tartaglione ? (pp3-4)
- Inks
- ? (pp 1-2); John Tartaglione ? (pp 3-4)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- King; lovely lady; guests; townsfolk
- Synopsis
- Old English Christmas customs, including the boar's head and Yule log
- Keywords
- Christmas; educational; fact; holiday; Yule
Indexer Notes
Cartoon-style artwork first 2 pages.
Tartaglione identification from Salterella via the Error Tracker, http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8372 .
The Ancient Games
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Story of the ancient Greek Olympic games
- Keywords
- educational; fact; Greece; Olympics; sports
The New Year
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- New Year customs world-wide
- Keywords
- celebration; educational; fact; holiday; New Year
Indexer Notes
Art identification from Salterella via the Error Tracker, http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8372 .
Washington's Vision
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- George Washington; angel; Anthony Sherman
- Synopsis
- Mormon legend of an angelic vision delivered to George Washington at Valley Forge.
- Keywords
- American War of Independence; angel; educational; fact; Latter-Day Saints; Mormon; Revolutionary War; Valley Forge
The Earth Unlocks: The Death of Winter
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Springtime festivals in Czechoslovakia and Switzerland
- Keywords
- Bogg; celebration; Czechoslovakia; educational; fact; holiday; spring; Switzerland
Indexer Notes
Art identification from Salterella via the Error Tracker, http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8372 .
The Earth Unlocks: Easter
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Easter customs in Europe, the United States, and Mexico
- Keywords
- celebration; Easter; educational; fact; holiday; Mexico; papaquis
Indexer Notes
Art identification from Salterella via the Error Tracker, http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8372 .
The Earth Unlocks: Preparing Papaquis
activity / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- How to make Mexican papaquis for Easter
- Keywords
- celebration; Easter; educational; fact; holiday; Mexico; papaquis
The Earth Unlocks: Watch Me Tap This Easter Egg
activity / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- An Irish Easter game
- Keywords
- celebration; Easter; educational; fact; holiday; Ireland
The Earth Unlocks: Merry May Day
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Miles Standish; maypole dancers
- Synopsis
- English May Day customs
- Keywords
- celebration; educational; fact; holiday; May Day; Pilgrims
Summer is A-Comin' In
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- European customs for Midsummer Eve (St. John's Night)
- Keywords
- celebration; educational; fact; holiday; Midsummer's Eve; St. John's Night
Indexer Notes
Art identification from Salterella via the Error Tracker, http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8372 .
Harvest Home
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Massasoit; Plymouth Pilgrims; English farm folk; Austrian pilgrims
- Synopsis
- Harvest festivals in ancient Israel, ancient Rome, old England and Scotland, Plymouth colony, the United States, and Austria.
- Keywords
- American Indian; celebration; educational; fact; holiday; Native American; Pilgrims; Thanksgiving
Indexer Notes
Includes an integrated activity page for a traditional corn game and a traditional cranberry game.
Art identification from Salterella via the Error Tracker, http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8372 .
A Leprechaun I Spied
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Irish lore about leprechauns
- Keywords
- educational; fact; fairy; Ireland; leprechaun
Indexer Notes
Opening poem (unidentified)
Festivals of Freedom: July 4, 1776
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Colonists in America decide to break with Great Britain, and celebrate the Fourth of July ever after.
- Keywords
- celebration; Declaration of Independence; educational; fact; holiday; Philadelphia
Indexer Notes
Art identification from Salterella via the Error Tracker, http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8372 .
Festivals of Freedom: To the Bastille!
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Camille Desmoulins
- Synopsis
- Oppressed by injustice,the French people storm the Bastille and liberate the prisoners. They now celebrate July 14 as Bastille Day.
- Keywords
- Bastille; celebration; educational; fact; France; French Revolution; holiday; Paris
Indexer Notes
Art identification from Salterella via the Error Tracker, http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8372 .
Festivals of Freedom: Buzkashi Races
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- The people of Afghanistan win their freedom from the British on May 27, 1921. Now they celebrate the day with Buzkashi races on horseback, national dances, and fireworks.
- Keywords
- Afghanistan; celebration; educational; fact; holiday
Festivals of Freedom: A Great Miracle
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Judah the Maccabee; Appolonious
- Synopsis
- Judah the Maccabee leads a revolt freeing ancient Israel from Syrian rule. Cleansing the Temple from the pollution of idols, they find holy oil to burn for a single night. It burns for eight nights, inspiring the festival of Channukah.
- Keywords
- celebration; Channukah; educational; fact; Hanukkah; holiday; Israel; Jerusalem; Judaism
Indexer Notes
Art identification from Salterella via the Error Tracker, http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8372 .
The Wrath of Juno
text story / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Juno; Neptune; Aeneas; Trojans
- Synopsis
- Summary of an episode from Vergil's Aeneid. Juno, enraged at the Trojans, scatters the fleet of Aeneas, but Neptune permits Aeneas to bring his own ship safe to shore in Libya.
- Keywords
- Aeneid; Libya; Roman mythology; Vergil; Virgil
Indexer Notes
Brief introduction on Vergil and the Aeneid
A Grab-Bag of Festivals
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Stories of Guy Fawkes Day; Tibetan Butter Festival; Sheker Bairam; and April Fool's Day.
- Keywords
- Buddha; celebration; educational; England; fact; holiday; Tibet; Turkey
Indexer Notes
Art identification from Salterella via the Error Tracker, http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8372 .
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Table of Contents
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0.
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1.
Special Introductory Offer
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2.
The Illustrated Story of Festivals
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3.
A Visit from St. Nicholas
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4.
A Child Is Born: The Presepe
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5.
A Child Is Born: The Posadas
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6.
A Child Is Born: The Pinata
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7.
Christmas Long Ago: Myrtle and Mistletoe
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Christmas Long Ago: Christmas in America
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9.
Christmas Long Ago: Feasting and Firing
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10.
The Ancient Games
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11.
The New Year
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12.
Washington's Vision
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13.
The Earth Unlocks: The Death of Winter
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14.
The Earth Unlocks: Easter
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The Earth Unlocks: Preparing Papaquis
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16.
The Earth Unlocks: Watch Me Tap This Easter Egg
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17.
The Earth Unlocks: Merry May Day
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18.
Summer is A-Comin' In
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19.
Harvest Home
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20.
A Leprechaun I Spied
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21.
Festivals of Freedom: July 4, 1776
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22.
Festivals of Freedom: To the Bastille!
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23.
Festivals of Freedom: Buzkashi Races
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24.
Festivals of Freedom: A Great Miracle
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25.
The Wrath of Juno
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A Grab-Bag of Festivals
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