The full title of this wonderful book is The Sacred Herbs of Yule and Christmas: Remedies, Recipes, Magic & Brews for the Winter Season. Author Ellen Evert Hopman shares folklore, recipes, rituals, and crafts to enliven your Yuletide observance. She explores the origins of the Christmas tree and Santa Claus as well as holiday spirits and Yuletide animals. She explains how to perform Winter Solstice divinations and how to make traditional foods and drinks for the season, like Elizabethan Gingerbread Cookies and Wassail. And she looks in depth at the medicinal and magical properties of the many herbs, barks, and berries associated with Christmas and Yule: Frankincense and myrrh, for instance, and cinnamon, nutmeg, hibiscus, bayberry, and many more. This guide, with many beautiful vintage illustrations, offers practical and magical ways to celebrate and honor the darkest days of the year. A really delightful book!