This morning's post is a personal tradition of sorts, a list of written materials
about the winter holiday season and the return of
the light to our world. Many of these books are out of print, but they
can sometimes be found in used book shops, and they are often
happy campers in your local library. May this list be a light in your
window or a fire on your hearth, bringing warmth, comfort and festive spirit to you and yours this holiday season.
No Yule interval would be complete without reading Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising sequence in all its exquisite entirety. The five books are: Over Sea, Under Stone, The Dark is Rising, Greenwitch, The Grey King and Silver on the Tree. Also, at least four of my late friend Dolores Stewart Riccio's delightful Circle novels take place at (or near) Yule, and I will be reading them this year too - all are highly recommended. After being absent for some time, Teresa Ruano's Candlegrove has come back to light, and I am delighted. Her web home is a treasure trove of folklore and customs about Yule and the winter season.
Christmas Folklore and Superstitions, A.R. Bane
The Oxford Book of Days,
Bonnie Blackburn and Leofranc Holford-Strevens
Echoes of Magic: A Study of Seasonal Festivals through the Ages,
C.A. Burland
The Book of Christmas Folklore, Tristram Potter Coffin
Lights of Winter: Winter Celebrations Around the World,
Heather Conrad and DeForest Walker
Medieval Holidays and Festivals: A Calendar of Celebrations,
Madeleine Pelner Cosman
Christmas and Christmas Lore, T.G. Crippen
The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice, Carolyn McVickar Edwards
Christmas, A Biography, Cynthia Flanders
The Magic of the Winter Solstice: Seasonal Celebrations to Honour Nature's
Ever-turning Wheel, Danu Forest
A Calendar of Festivals: Traditional Celebrations, Songs, Seasonal Recipes and Things to Make, Marian Green
The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals As Solar Observatories,
John L. Heilbron
Celebrate the Solstice: Honoring the Earth's Seasonal Rhythms Through Festival and Ceremony, Richard Heinberg
Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain,
Ronald Hutton
The Winter Solstice, Ellen Jackson
The Dance of Time: The Origins of the Calendar: A Miscellany of History and Myth, Religion and Astronomy, Festivals and Feast Days, Michael Judge
The Solstice Evergreen: History, Folklore and Origins of the Christmas Tree,
Sheryl Karas
Perpetual Almanack of Folklore, Charles Kightly
Sacred Celebrations: A Sourcebook, Glennie Kindred
No Yule interval would be complete without reading Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising sequence in all its exquisite entirety. The five books are: Over Sea, Under Stone, The Dark is Rising, Greenwitch, The Grey King and Silver on the Tree. Also, at least four of my late friend Dolores Stewart Riccio's delightful Circle novels take place at (or near) Yule, and I will be reading them this year too - all are highly recommended. After being absent for some time, Teresa Ruano's Candlegrove has come back to light, and I am delighted. Her web home is a treasure trove of folklore and customs about Yule and the winter season.
Christmas Folklore and Superstitions, A.R. Bane
The Oxford Book of Days,
Bonnie Blackburn and Leofranc Holford-Strevens
Echoes of Magic: A Study of Seasonal Festivals through the Ages,
C.A. Burland
The Book of Christmas Folklore, Tristram Potter Coffin
Lights of Winter: Winter Celebrations Around the World,
Heather Conrad and DeForest Walker
Medieval Holidays and Festivals: A Calendar of Celebrations,
Madeleine Pelner Cosman
Christmas and Christmas Lore, T.G. Crippen
The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice, Carolyn McVickar Edwards
Christmas, A Biography, Cynthia Flanders
The Magic of the Winter Solstice: Seasonal Celebrations to Honour Nature's
Ever-turning Wheel, Danu Forest
A Calendar of Festivals: Traditional Celebrations, Songs, Seasonal Recipes and Things to Make, Marian Green
The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals As Solar Observatories,
John L. Heilbron
Celebrate the Solstice: Honoring the Earth's Seasonal Rhythms Through Festival and Ceremony, Richard Heinberg
Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain,
Ronald Hutton
The Winter Solstice, Ellen Jackson
The Dance of Time: The Origins of the Calendar: A Miscellany of History and Myth, Religion and Astronomy, Festivals and Feast Days, Michael Judge
The Solstice Evergreen: History, Folklore and Origins of the Christmas Tree,
Sheryl Karas
Perpetual Almanack of Folklore, Charles Kightly
Sacred Celebrations: A Sourcebook, Glennie Kindred
Celebrations Of Light : A Year of Holidays Around the World,
Nancy Luenn and Mark Bender (Illustrator)
The Winter Solstice: The Sacred Traditions of Christmas,
John Matthews and Caitlin Matthews
Rituals of Celebration: Honoring the Seasons of Life Through the Wheel of
the Year, Jane Meredith
Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Clement A. Miles
Yule: A Celebration of Light and Warmth, Dorothy Morrison
Christmas Folklore, Cory Nelson and Kyle Pressly
The Provenance Press Guide to the Wiccan Year: A Year Round Guide to Spells, Rituals, and Holiday Celebrations, Judy Ann Nock
Sacred Origins of Profound Things: The Stories Behind the Rites and Rituals of The World's Religions, Charles Panati
Yule: Rituals, Recipes and Lore for the Winter Solstice,
Susan Pesznecker
Celebrating the Winter Solstice, Theresa Reel
The Shortest Day: Celebrating the Winter Solstice,
Wendy Pfeffer and Jesse Reisch
The Old Magic of Christmas: Yuletide Traditions for the Darkest Days of the Year,
Linda Raedisch
Pagan Christmas: The Plants, Spirits, and Rituals at the Origins of Yuletide,
Christian Rätsch and Claudia Müller-Ebeling
Linda Raedisch
Pagan Christmas: The Plants, Spirits, and Rituals at the Origins of Yuletide,
Christian Rätsch and Claudia Müller-Ebeling
Keeping Christmas: Yuletide Traditions In Norway And The New Land,
Kathleen Stokker
When Santa Was A Shaman: Ancient Origins of Santa Claus and the Christmas Tree, Tony van Renterghem
How To Celebrate Winter Solstice, Teresa Villegas
The Fires of Yule: A Keltelven Guide for Celebrating the Winter Solstice,
Montague Whitsel
The Wicca Cookbook: Recipes, Ritual and Lore, Jamie Wood
1 comment:
Oh, what a treasure trove this is! I love that this is one of the many Yuletide gifts you bestow on us every year. I will be reading right along with you, especially our beloved Delores.
A thousand thank you's, dearest Cate.
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