This guide was originally created by Mimi Keefe & Cherine Whitney 1/2006.
Updated and reformatted by Ida D. McGhee 4/2010.
Updated by Anthony Loffredio12/2012.
Updated by Jennifer Grant 3/2014.
Reformatted by Rhonda Donaldson 8/26/2025
This is a guide to selected sources of information on Holidays and Festivals available in the WVU Tech Libraries. To find additional information, conduct a Subject search in WVU Tech Libraries.
Search using subject headings such as:ANNIVERSARIES, FASTS AND FEASTS, FESTIVALS, FOLKLORE, HOLIDAYS, SPECIAL DAYS, and UNITED STATES -- SOCIAL CUSTOMS.
These subjects can be made more specific by adding designations such as the name of a country or a type of book such “Bibliographies” or “Dictionaries” to the main subject (e.g. HOLIDAYS -- CALENDARS; FESTIVALS -- UNITED STATES).