The Dead of Winter : The Demons, Witches and Ghosts of Christmas, Sarah Clegg

The Dead of Winter : The Demons, Witches and Ghosts of Christmas, Sarah CleggNew Paperback As winter comes and the hours of darkness overtake the light, we seek out warmth, good food, and good company. But beneath the jollity and bright enchantment of the festive season, there lurks a darker mood one that has found expression over the centuries in a host of strange and unsettling traditions and lore. Here, Sarah Clegg takes us on a journey through midwinter to explore the lesser known Christmas traditions, from English mummers

By its nature

deciphering scents and investigating fungi

and support rare and uncommon taxa including about half of Britain’s Red Data Book wetland plant and animal species

the route is steeped in Fox's personal journey

From Iron Age footsteps to Anglo-Saxon mercenary trails

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windswept hills of Wales

or choose who they wanted to love

and from ancient pagan times to current interpretations

This volume illuminates and celebrates a rich and varied intellectual inheritance – and reflects on how it has enriched the author’s own work

minefields

With such a geographically dispersed organisation and a fund without precedent