TURNING OF THE YEAR: LORE AND LEGENDS OF/ IRISH SEASONS (HB)

This book takes the reader on an exhilarating journey through the Irish seasons and the Celtic customs that welcome each one in turn – from Samhain to Imbolc, to Bealtaine, to Lunasa, and back to Samhain. 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.