The Winter Solstice: The Sacred Traditions of Christmas

The Winter Solstice: The Sacred Traditions of Christmas

ContributorCaitlín Matthews
ImprintQuest Books
PublisherTheosophical Publishing House, Theosophical Society in America
OtherThe Kern Foundation
Copyright HolderGodsfield Press Ltd
Copyright Holder (Text)John Matthews (2), Caitlín Matthews
Co-publisherGodsfield Press Ltd
About/SubjectChristmas, Winter Solstice
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
LocationWheaton, Illinois; Chennai (Madras), India
Copyright1998
This Edition Published2003
Pages / Font247 pages
ISBN 13978-0-8356-0834-3
ISBN 100-8356-0834-4
Library of Congress Classification NumberGT4995.W55M37 1998
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number98-11784
Dewey Decimal Classification Number394.261--dc21
Printer's Key2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Barcode (EAN)9780835608343
EAN 551995
PriceU.S. $19.95
ChaptersIntroduction THE SOLSTICE DREAM Celebration CHILD OF WONDER Celebration THE GREEN BOUGH Celebration OLD SIR CHRISTMAS Celebration THE SOLSTICE ANIMALS Celebration THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Day 0 Christmas Day Day 1 Boxing Day Day 2 Mother Night Day 3 Holy Innocent's Day Day 4 The Feast of Fools Day 5 Bringing in the Boar Day 6 New Year's Eve Day 7 New Year's Day Day 8 Snow Day Day 9 Evergreen Day Day 10 St. Distaff's Day Day 11 Eve of Epiphany Day 12 Twelfth Night CELEBRATING THE SOLSTICE A Tale of Old Christmas: The Overton Mummers' Play The Sun in the Greenwood: A Ritual Saturn & the Dragons of the Solstice: A Mystery Notes for Participation Patterns of the Solstice: A Guide to the Celebrations Resources and Further Reading Acknowledgments
NotesFirst Quest hardcover edition 1998 First Quest paperback edition 2003 The Library of Congress information is for the hardcover edition. Printed in China
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