Yule

  Yule Author:  Dorothy Morrison ISBN-13: 9781567184969Imprint: LlewellynPub Date: September 2000Product Type: Trade PaperbackPage Count: 216 pagesSize: 8 x 9 x 1 IN A CELEBRATION OF LIGHT AND WARMTH HOLIDAY SERIES SERIES #2 There's just something magical about the Yuletide season, no matter where you live or who you are. As bright candlelight mingles with the smells of pine and warm cookies and we perform our yearly rituals of song and family gatherings, the spirit of peace and goodwill seems to reach the heart of even the most cynical Scrooge. In the pages of Yule, Dorothy Morrison presents a wonderful potpourri of holiday lore from around the world and throughout history, along with fun crafts, delicious recipe seven a calendar of celebrations for every day in December. Learn where the traditions of the season originated—for instance, did you know that the ringing of bells was meant to drive away the demons who inhabited the darkest days of the year? That leaving cookies for S