Research Guide of the Month

Choosing Your Keywords

When researching a topic related to winter holidays, try combining the general topic you are researching with the following:

• Cultural celebrations
• Religious festivals
• Traditional customs
• Festive events
• Global celebrations
• Holiday traditions
• Seasonal celebrations
• Comparative analysis
• Cross-cultural perspectives

You can also use this strategy to narrow your search down to a specific subset of holidays, such as:

Japanese and holidays

Getting too many results? Try adding more keywords to narrow your search. For example:

festive events AND celebrations AND winter