{"product_id":"the-christmas-grimoire-shera-long-9798233229510","title":"The Christmas Grimoire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStep into the older Christmas, the one lit by candles, guarded by holly, warmed by the hearth, and haunted by the long winter dark.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Christmas Grimoire\u003c\/strong\u003e is a richly atmospheric journey into the forgotten folklore of the sacred season, uncovering the old charms, household rites, winter herbs, candle customs, ghost traditions, blessings, omens, and protective practices that once surrounded Christmas from Advent to Candlemas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before Christmas became a season of bright shop windows and polished decoration, it belonged to farmhouses, churches, snowy thresholds, smoky kitchens, winter roads, and fireside rooms where people watched the weather, blessed the house, remembered the dead, and looked for signs in flame, frost, animals, dreams, and the first visitor of the New Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside this book, readers will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOld candle rites and vigil lights of Christmas Eve\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThreshold charms using salt, iron, holly, bells, and greenery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe folklore of winter herbs including holly, ivy, mistletoe, rosemary, bay, rue, and juniper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHearth blessings, Yule log customs, wassailing, bread, beer, ashes, and sacred food\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGhost stories, ancestral memory, and the eerie tradition of Christmas hauntings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaints of the sacred season, including Saint Nicholas, Saint Lucia, Saint Stephen, and the Holy Family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Twelve Days of Christmas, New Year omens, first footing, Epiphany blessings, and Candlemas light\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorically grounded reflections for modern readers who want to reconnect with the old winter wisdom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending folklore, history, seasonal magic, Christian custom, household protection, and the enduring mystery of midwinter, this book gathers the old knowledge of the Christmas season into one elegant volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is perfect for readers of folklore, witchcraft history, seasonal magic, Christmas traditions, folk Catholic customs, old European beliefs, hearth and home spirituality, and the darker, stranger beauty of winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor anyone who has ever felt that Christmas holds something older beneath the lights, this book opens the door.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shera Long\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233229510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Bell Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Shera Long","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659921699071,"sku":"9798233229510","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-christmas-grimoire-shera-long-9798233229510","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}