Scholar of American holiday culture and the history of American holidays
In 2018, Daniel Gifford was invited by the Oxford University Press to join a select group of scholars in the creation of The Oxford Handbook of Christmas (2020). His contributing chapter is titled “The Winter Solstice and other Celebrations of the Season.”
His scholarship on the history of American holidays has been widely shared through news outlets and public media. A few examples are below.
Topics: Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day
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