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Plants to Celebrate Midwinter - A Book By Chris Howkins


After an introduction to the great Midwinter Festival of pre-Christian times, this booklet traces the history of the plants that became Christianised and used as Christmas decorations, from Holly and Ivy and the Mistletoe to the Christmas tree.

It also includes plants no longer used such as peas, beans and Rosemary.

You'll be surprised just how pagan our Christmas decorations are, and perhaps you'll be surprised to learn which is the most Christian of all ...

Number of pages : 32
Price : £2.00

ISBN-10 : 0-9519348-13
ISBN-13 : 978-0-9519348-1-4



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