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The Turning of the Year - Lore and Legends of the Irish Seasons (Hardcover)
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The Turning of the Year - Lore and Legends of the Irish Seasons (Hardcover)
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List price R517
Loot Price R437
Discovery Miles 4 370
You Save R80 (15%)
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From the author of the hugely successful book Legendary Ireland,
The Turning of the Year explores the Celtic division of the year,
from Samhain to Imbolc, to Bealtaine, to Lunasa, back to Samhain.
It examines the significance of particular times of the year and
features re-tellings of various legends associated with them. The
book will look at the close connection of the Irish with the land
and with nature, bringing us on an exhilarating journey through the
Irish seasons and the customs that welcomed each one in turn. Along
the way we encounter saints, scholars, kings and goddesses, whose
stories, preserved in myth and folktale, counterpoint the book's
exploration both of lost traditions such as keening and how other
customs and rituals have been preserved in today's celebrations and
communal events. It brings to the reader a new awareness of how
such ritual can still have relevance in our lives, and a deeper
appreciation of the power of the natural world.
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