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The December Dozen

By: Cristina Smith
Narrated by: Janine Granda
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Summary

Discover how to create an inclusive, fun, and meaningful December holiday experience for you and your family!

Have you ever wondered where Christmas trees came from? Why candles are so important in our winter celebrations? Why Hanukkah was established and the secret messages in spinning a dreidel? What the profound principles of Kwanzaa are that support a better life? What winter festival is observed in China? How North American indigenous Hopis welcomed winter? If Santa Claus was a real person? Which is the most ancient winter holiday? How Buddhists celebrate in December? Which celebration is most like a neighborhood party? Why we love being cozy with a Yule log in the fire? What part poetry and pomegranates play in one celebration? What the 12 Days of Christmas are and why they are important?

Find answers to these questions and more by exploring these December holidays:

  • Bodhi
  • Christmas
  • Dong Zhi
  • Hanukkah
  • Kwanzaa
  • Las Posadas
  • Saturnalia
  • Soyal
  • St. Nicholas Day
  • Winter Solstice
  • Yalda
  • Yule

In this book, you will find:

  • The origins of more than a dozen December holidays
  • Easy ways to celebrate and observe our December diversity
  • Nourishing self-care tips to keep your inner light shining brightly

Go beyond commercialism, and get to the heart and soul of rich northern hemisphere winter traditions to consider incorporating into your world.

©2021 Cristina Smith (P)2021 Cristina Smith
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