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The Importance of Ritual
Burt Wolf: Taste of Freedom - S1 - E13
How ancient celebrations evolved and changed from their traditional forms once America became free.
Burt Wolf: Taste of Freedom: Season 1 - 13 Episode s
1x1 - Thanksgiving
November 1, 2003
Why Thanksgiving didn't become a federal holiday until 1941; how the bald eagle became the national bird.
1x2 - Hanukkah
November 8, 2003
The world's largest collection of Hanukkah lamps; potato pancakes and doughnuts; the spinning dreidel.
1x3 - Christmas
November 15, 2003
How the Christmas tree got indoors; what the First Lady does for the holidays; how department stores create their magical windows.
1x4 - New Year's
November 20, 2003
Why the New Year begins on January 1; how noise keeps evil spirits away; why caviar is acceptable to eat on New Year's Eve but not New Year's Day.
1x5 - Kwanzaa
November 23, 2003
A tour of Harlem, N.Y., and the Apollo Theater on amateur night; Abyssinian Church; down-home recipes.
1x6 - Chinese New Year
November 27, 2003
Celebrating Chinese New Year; importance of cleaning the house before the New Year; Kitchen God; dumplings; Lion Dance.
1x7 - Valentine's Day
December 4, 2003
Whether there really was a St. Valentine; how the Egyptians felt about love; the best places to find a Valentine.
1x8 - Carnival
December 11, 2003
Shrovetide; the Reveler's Ball begins the season of Carnival in New Orleans; the society of the Krewe of Comus; pecan pralines.
1x9 - Passover
December 18, 2003
The Jewish holiday of Passover celebrates the liberation of the Jews from slavery in Egypt; Hassidic community; scribe; matzah.
1x10 - Easter
December 25, 2003
Decorating eggs for Easter; Easter eggs created for the Czars of Russia; Fifth Avenue on Easter Sunday.
1x11 - Independence Day
January 1, 2004
A trip to Boston, where the American Revolution began; the site where the Declaration of Independence was first read to Boston citizens.
1x12 - End of Ramadan
January 8, 2004
The Muslim celebration of Ramadan; fasting; the art of henna designs; mosques.
1x13 - The Importance of Ritual
January 15, 2004
How ancient celebrations evolved and changed from their traditional forms once America became free.