A quiet, grounded journey into Ireland's winter soul.
Celtic Christmas: Ireland's Sacred Winter Traditions explores how people in Ireland once lived through the darkest weeks of the year - with patience, ritual, hospitality, and faith shaped by land, weather, and light.
Drawing on early Irish law texts, poetry, saints' lives, folklore, and monastic practice, this book traces the meaning of winter from Advent through the Twelve Days and into the returning light of early spring. It moves from bare fields and frozen roads to the warmth of the hearth; from candlelit windows and open doors to Brigid's enduring flame; from deep midnight stillness to winter pilgrimage, solitude, and blessing.
Rather than offering modern reinventions or romantic fantasy, this book stays close to historical reality: how winter was actually experienced in rural and early Christian Ireland, and how people learned to live well within its limits. Saints such as Brigid and Kevin of Glendalough appear not as distant icons, but as figures shaped by cold, scarcity, generosity, and attentiveness to place.
This is not a book of quick traditions or decorative folklore. It is a slow, reflective work for readers who want depth - those drawn to Celtic spirituality, Irish history, seasonal living, and a quieter, more faithful way of marking Christmas.
Inside you will find:
Written in a clear, measured voice and grounded in authentic sources, Celtic Christmas invites the reader to slow down, attend to the season as it is, and rediscover a Christmas shaped by restraint, reverence, and quiet joy.
Ideal for readers of Celtic spirituality, Irish history, seasonal theology, and contemplative Christian tradition.
外文書商品之書封，為出版社提供之樣本。實際出貨商品，以出版社所提供之現有版本為主。部份書籍，因出版社供應狀況特殊，匯率將依實際狀況做調整。
無庫存之商品，在您完成訂單程序之後，將以空運的方式為你下單調貨。為了縮短等待的時間，建議您將外文書與其他商品分開下單，以獲得最快的取貨速度，平均調貨時間為1~2個月。
為了保護您的權益，「三民網路書店」提供會員七日商品鑑賞期(收到商品為起始日)。
若要辦理退貨，請在商品鑑賞期內寄回，且商品必須是全新狀態與完整包裝(商品、附件、發票、隨貨贈品等)否則恕不接受退貨。
