Author : Tristram Potter Coffin
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,29 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Christmas
ISBN : 9780816491582
Insights into the culture of pre-Christian Europe are provided as the author seeks out the origins and meanings of songs, food, legends, and other items associated with yuletide.
Author : Linda Raedisch
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 30,57 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0738733342
'Tis the Season for Witches, Elves, and a Legion of Ghosts Not so very long ago, Yuletide was as much a chilling season of ghosts and witches as it was a festival of goodwill. In The Old Magic of Christmas, you'll rub elbows with veiled spirits, learn the true perils of elves, and discover a bestiary of enchanted creatures. Rife with the more frightful characters from folklore and the season's most petulant ghosts, this book takes you on a spooky sleigh ride from the silvered firs of a winter forest to the mirrored halls of the Snow Queen. Along the way, you'll discover how to bring the festivities into your home with cookie recipes and craft instructions, as well as tips for delving more deeply into your relationship with the unseen. Praise: "Steeped in history and adorned with a bit of enchantment, The Old Magic of Christmas is the perfect book to read by a winter's fire with a mug of mulled cider in hand."--Deborah Blake, author of The Witch's Broom "...[A] fascinating journey into the stories behind the tinsel and bows."--Doreen Shababy, author of The Wild & Weedy Apothecary "...[A]n intriguing little tome that explores the darker side of the Yuletide holiday."--Ellen Dugan, author of The Enchanted Cat
Author : Bill Palmer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 22,21 MB
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1422292525
Did you know that today's jolly Santa Claus was originally a Catholic bishop? Or that Santa Claus is connected to Saturn, an ancient Roman god? Or that in some places, Santa rides a camel? Christmas is a holiday of light and giving, and Santa Claus has become a traditional symbol for the season's deepest meanings. Learn more about:• Santa • the Christ Child • Christmas animals • the Wise Men • Christmas plants • Christmas songs and cards. Across North America, Christmas is an occasion for love and joy and celebration. Discover the traditions and folklore that make this holiday so special.
Author : Tristram Potter Coffin
Publisher :
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 10,80 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Insights into the culture of pre-Christian Europe are provided as the author seeks out the origins and meanings of songs, food, legends, and other items associated with yuletide.
Author : Margaret Baker
Publisher : Shire Publications
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 35,66 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN :
Including chapters on food, garlands, games, cards, carols, the crib, Boxing Day, New Year and Twelfth Night, this book covers British, European and American customs and folklore during the season of goodwill.'
Author : Kathleen Stokker
Publisher : Borealis Book
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 32,41 MB
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN :
This book brings home the stories and origins of the treasured customs which Norwegians use to celebrate the Christmas season. Norwegian immigrants carried with them centuries-old folk tradition, which they held especially dear at Christmas time, remembering family members left behind. But the US, the immigrants and their descendants met the newly evolving traditions of the commercial American Christmas, a powerful homogenising force in a nation of immigrants. Stokker describes and traces the development of folkways on both side of the ocean, from their origins to their practice today. With fascinating details, with scores of accounts of ancient and modern Christmases, with recipes and photographs, this book reminds Norwegians and Norwegian Americans of their connections to each other and explains how their celebrations differ on this joyous family holiday.
Author : Eliot Wigginton
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 41,18 MB
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0807899046
New in paperback This captivating book of recollections celebrates the holiday traditions of Appalachian families as passed from one generation to the next. Based on Foxfire students' interviews with neighbors and family members, the memories shared here are from a simpler time, when gifts were fewer but perhaps more precious, and holiday tables were laden with traditional favorites. More than just reminiscences, however, A Foxfire Christmas includes instructions for recreating many of the ornaments, toys, and recipes that make up so many family traditions, from Chicken and Dumplings to Black Walnut Cake, and from candy pulls to corn husk dolls and hand-whittled toy cars.
Author : Tristram Potter Coffin
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 37,69 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Author : Al Ridenour
Publisher : Feral House
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 11,51 MB
Release : 2016-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 162731041X
The Krampus, a folkloric devil associated with St. Nicholas in Alpine Austria and Germany, has been embraced by the American counterculture and is lately skewing mainstream. The new Christmas he seems to embody is ironically closer to an ancient understanding of the holiday as a perilous, haunted season. In the Krampus' world, witches rule Christmas, and saints can sometimes kill.
Author : John Matthews
Publisher : Quest Books
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 23,18 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780835608343
Many of us long for an alternative to the commercial industry Christmas has become. This beautifully illustrated, full-color book, brimming with folklore, stories, recipes, games, activities, decorating ideas, songs, and other resources, will help families who are "burned out" on Christmas create alternative celebrations more in keeping with the heartful spirit of the original Winter Solstice festivals.
