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The Legend of the Candy Cane

Author : Lori Walburg

Publisher : Zonderkidz

Page : 58 pages

File Size : 31,77 MB

Release : 2010-12-21

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0310866448

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Book Description

One dark November night a stranger rides into a small prairie town. Who is he? Why has he come? The townspeople wish he were a doctor, a dressmaker, or a trader. But the children have the greatest wish of all, a deep, quiet, secret wish. Then a young girl named Lucy befriends the newcomer. When he reveals his identity and shares with her the legend of the candy cane, she discovers fulfillment of her wishes and the answer to her town's dreams. Now will she share what she has learned? Warm, lavish illustrations by James Bernardin bring to life a timeless tale by Lori Walburg, a story that will help families celebrate the mystery and miracle of Christmas—for many Christmases to come.



Signs and Symbols of the Liturgy

Author : Michael Ruzicki

Publisher : LiturgyTrainingPublications

Page : 82 pages

File Size : 12,92 MB

Release : 2018

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1616714379

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Book Description

This resource helps you prepare a reverent, artful, and interactive experience of the symbols of the liturgy followed by reflection on their meaning for groups of adults or teens.





The Festivals and Their Meaning

Author : Rudolf Steiner

Publisher : Rudolf Steiner Press

Page : 423 pages

File Size : 16,76 MB

Release : 2013-09-10

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1855843706

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Book Description

In this selection of thirty of Rudolf Steiner's most important lectures on the Festivals, he identifies and illumines the true meaning behind Christmas, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost, and Michaelmas, emphasizing both their inner-spiritual and outer-cosmic aspects. He shows that the Festivals are not merely the commemoration of mighty historical events or truths within the Christian tradition, but are in themselves - each year - spiritual events, manifesting in seasonal and natural rhythms, which carry a significance that grows and deepens with the developing of human evolution.







Holly, Reindeer, and Colored Lights

Author : Edna Barth

Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Page : 100 pages

File Size : 13,13 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9780618067886

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Book Description

Examines the origins of Christmas symbols--trees, ornaments, Yule logs, Santa Claus, cards, Christmas colors, and many other holiday observances.



Chrismons

Author : Frances Kipps Spencer

Publisher :

Page : 54 pages

File Size : 21,26 MB

Release : 1970

Category :

ISBN : 9780971547247

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Chrismons contains condensed interpretations of all the ornaments on the tree at the Ascension Lutheran Church in Danville, Virginia. Drawings and photographs illustrate the explanations for the theological symbols that inspired the first Chrismons made by Mrs. Francis Kipps Spencer in 1957. A uniquely beautiful explanation of the life and ministry of Christ using images and scripture to remind the reader of ancient symbols, flowers and abbreviations Christians have used to tell Christ's story for centuries.



A Dolls House

Author : Henrik Ibsen

Publisher : Xist Publishing

Page : 83 pages

File Size : 13,91 MB

Release : 2015-04-15

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1623959446

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A Doll's House by Henrick Ibsen tells the story of Nora, a woman who is treated like a doll in her own home. Set in Victorian Norway, Nora eventually flees her marriage and children in an attempt to discover herself despite being confined by patriarchal society. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes



Saints, Signs, and Symbols

Author : Hilarie Cornwell

Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.

Page : 167 pages

File Size : 38,12 MB

Release : 2009-07-01

Category : Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN : 081922765X

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Book Description

This thoroughly updated and comprehensive edition enhances the classic work as a guide to symbolism in Christian liturgical art, architecture, manuscripts, stained glass, and more. This edition is more heavily pictorial in an effort to provide an even stronger resource for artists and researchers, as well as the general browsing public. It addresses the rich history of Christian symbolism, presented for the twenty-first century reader. This unique resource offers page after page of line drawings depicting sacred monograms, saints, crosses, altars, flowers, fruits and trees, plus symbols of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures, the Church Year, the Apostles, the Holy Trinity; and much more. Completely updated and with ecumenical appeal, this useful new reference book expands on its earlier and well-earned reputation for providing clear and reliable information on Christian symbolism.