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What is the meaning of the winter solstice and why was it celebrated? Is there a connection between the pagan winter solstice traditions and Christmas?
Hellebore is the ultimate winter flower – supremely elegant and graceful, yet hardy and able to cope with snow and cold. Its French name is
When we think of a Christmas tree we usually imagine it to be a conifer – a fir, a spruce or a pine. And indeed
A warm bath can be wonderfully relaxing and comforting any time of the year, and it is possible to make it even more enjoyable by
Since the custom of decorating a tree at Christmas has its roots in medieval liturgy and biblical drama, the earliest decorations were religious symbols. A
Much is unclear about the origin of the Christmas tree. But it seems to have emerged at a meeting point of two traditions: pagan winter
