Events (history, impact and stakeholders) assignment

The Int College students are doing an assignment where they choose one of a list of 20 events, have to find out about the history of, the impact of, the stakeholders and LOTS of details about, did Cannes film festival with one student (mainly from refbooks and french travel books) then with another student did Running the Bulls from Spanish books, the Hemingway link and some recent database anti-stuff. I gave up on one of the selections which was the impact of Wimbledon on Australian tennis. Louise

Encyclopedia of Holidays and Celebrations

The Encyclopedia of Holidays and Celebrations; A country by Country Guide on the shelf.
The easy to use three volume set provides a country by country overview of the major holidays, festivals, and rights of passage in 206 countries. The entries for each country include a general overview and subsections on holidays, religious holidays, regional holidays, and rites of passage; origins and rituals; and further reading. There are also numerous photographs and side bar entries with interesting cultural facts supplementing every country entry. The first two volumes are organized alphabetically by country whilst the third volume provides in depth articles on religious festivals and a listing of holidays by country. This title caters specifically to secondary students and general interest enquiries and is highly recommended for the Public Library sector.
The Encyclopedia of Holidays and Festivals is published by Facts on File, (2006) isbn 0-8160-6235-8.