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Dec 21, 20233 min read
Winter Solstice- Look to the heavens.
The winter or hibernal solstice falls on the 22nd of December this year and so astronomical winter begins ending at the spring equinox in...
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Talking Trees Books
Sep 23, 20233 min read
Autumnal Equinox, Mabon, nearly Michaelmas, the last harvest, harvest home & Summer’s end.
What a beautiful time of the year as we officially welcome Autumn and say goodbye to summer with so many names to describe this seasonal...
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Talking Trees Books
Oct 30, 20215 min read
Hallowe’en Chills
We have recently returned from a folklore collecting ‘holiday’ in the northern isles of Orkney & Shetland. These very wild and wonderful...
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Talking Trees Books
Aug 1, 20213 min read
Lammastide- Beginnings and endings
August 1st is known as Lammas Day or as the Gaelic festival period of Lughnasadh. Lammas origins lie in the Christian liturgical...
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Talking Trees Books
Jun 20, 20203 min read
Change is on its way.
Once again we reach the great turning point as our Sun has reached its full power and will begin to dwindle soon. But for a few days we...
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Talking Trees Books
May 1, 20203 min read
Mayday - a bright day
Today is Mayday or Beltane - a day that has been celebrated for so long. Beltane’s origins lie in Gaelic/Celtic cultures and in...
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Talking Trees Books
Dec 31, 20191 min read
Nearly time to begin the 2020 Country Wisdom & Folklore Diary !
‘And know the best season to laugh and sing, Is summer, is winter, is autumn, is spring’ We would like to wish you all a very happy New...
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Talking Trees Books
Sep 22, 20193 min read
Balancing Change- Autumn Equinox
The Autumn Equinox marks balance followed by change which can often feel a little disruptive. However; as we gather the fruit harvest...
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Talking Trees Books
Jan 19, 20191 min read
New Traditions from Old Ways
Today we were at a wonderful celebration of a very old mid- winter tradition found in Wales and the borders. The Mari (mare) is a horse...
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Talking Trees Books
Jan 1, 20193 min read
Take a moment to behold....2019 #newyearsresolution.
We loved the sentiment carved into this standing stone that is part of the recently situated sculpture at Corgarff in the Cairngorms...
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Talking Trees Books
Dec 21, 20182 min read
Winter Solstice - be still.
And relax ...... On this the longest night we light fires, candles and switch on the fairy- lights as we remind the sun to return once...
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Talking Trees Books
Nov 24, 20184 min read
Are you 'Stirring Up' this Sunday?
Stir- Up Sunday is the Sunday before Advent and so named because Christmas Puddings would traditionally be made then, with all the family...
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Talking Trees Books
Jun 21, 20182 min read
Solstice and Midsummer
The summer solstice is always a significant event in Talking Trees household as we celebrate that we have reached the zenith of the year...
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