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Learn to COOK - Candlemas: Feast of Flames
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List Price: $16.95
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Manufacturer: Llewellyn Publications
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 394.261
EAN: 9780738700793
ISBN: 0738700797
Label: Llewellyn Publications
Manufacturer: Llewellyn Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 264
Publication Date: 2001-12-01
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Studio: Llewellyn Publications
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Beyond the darkness of winter, there is an oasis of light and warmth on the journey from solstice to spring. Known as Candlemas, Imbolg, Brigantia, or Lupercus, it is a hope-filled celebration held in early February to welcome the returning light and the promise of spring. Candlemas sheds light on the origins, lore, and customs of this ancient holy day with:
·Myths and stories: Brigit the Goddess, Brigid the Saint, and her meaning today
·Candlemas magick and divination: flame scrying, hearthside divination, candle magick, and protection magick
·Late winter goodies and feasts: Brede's Braid Bread, Guiness Stew, Bubble and Squeak, Mulled Cider or Wine
·February festivals and traditions: rituals for purification, blessings, and renewal, from the Irish, British, Scots, Welsh, Norwegian, Greek, Roman, and Chinese cultures
·Seasonal crafts and games: Brigid's crosses or sun wheels, "Begging for Biddy," and a Brigit corn dolly
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Summary: Beautiful book for a beautiful holyday!
Comment: Very informative and well written (as usual from Amber and Azrael!) This is one of the books from the series covering the Wheel of the Year quarter and cross quarter holidays. I like them all, but this is probably my favorite...but then, I am partial to Brigid. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Fun and Educational
Comment: This book will stir you as the days just start to get longer. Another full of rites, lore, and let's not forget all the recipes! Another recommended for your personal library.
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Summary: Nice Book
Comment: I really loved this book. It had a really large amount of historical knowledge pertaining mostly to the goddess Brigid both as a goddess and as a saint. I loved the recipes. Alot of them are based on irish cuisine and I Think that the writer's made an honest attempt to make alot of the recipes using foods that would have been used thousands of years ago. Alot of the foods are au naturel of course which means they are good for you. I also enjoyed alot of the craft and divination and ritual ideas. I also liked the fact that the author's gave alot of tips on how to celebrate this great holiday with your family like if you have kid's and such. This was a valuble purhase with a high volume of information that I haven't read in any other book pertaining to the sabats. I highly recomend this book to any person who is wiccan/pagan that would like to bring more meaning and value into the celebration of the holidays and I also reccomend it to anyone who likes to study religion and history. Wonderful book. If I lost it I would buy it again.
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Summary: Light your candles
Comment: Of all the titles in this series, this one was my favorite by far. These authors included a wide variety of fun and creative activities for Imbolc. They included several rituals, for single, small groups, and large groups. I wish they would write a book for each of the sabbats since their ideas and insights really brought this celebration to life for us. If you have read any of the other series titles and were disapointed by the weak content, give this one a try. I think it was really good.
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Summary: Revives a Lost Tradition!
Comment: I must say, before I began studying modern paganism and even after, I had very little clue about Candlemas or its counterpart Lammas. This was an honest and useful introduction to this profound and important of all pagan times of the year!
Going from very little popular tradition; St Valentines day, Mardi Gras & Chinese New Year, Amber K takes us beyond these important cultural event to the Solar Pagan Roots! This alone is a major accomplishment. True, most of the modern celebration will be reconstructionist in essence.
The magical rituals are very handy, the recipies are delicious and I really like the idea of throwing another party in the middle of a blizzard! Who in thier right minds could resist this?
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