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The Dead Of Winter

The Demons, Witches And Ghosts Of Christmas

by Sarah Clegg
language: english
Publisher: Granta Books, October of 2025 ‧
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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 plays and Austrian Krampus runs, to modern pagan rituals at Stonehenge and the night in Finland when a young girl is crowned with candles as St Lucy - a martyred Christian girl who also appears as a witch leading a procession of the dead. At wassails and hoodenings and winter gatherings, attended by ghastly, grinning horses, snatching monsters and mysterious visitors, we discover how these traditions originated and how they changed through the centuries, and we ask ourselves: if we can't keep the darkness entirely at bay, might it be fun to let a little in?

The Dead Of Winter

The Demons, Witches And Ghosts Of Christmas

by Sarah Clegg

Property Description
ISBN: 9781803513706
Publisher: Granta Books
Release Date: October of 2025
Language: English
Dimensions: 128 x 200 x 11 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 208
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > History > Story
EAN: 9781803513706

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