The True Origins of Christmas and Halloween: Samhain - Yule - History - Folklore

By R. G. West

The True Origins of Christmas and Halloween is two books in one, an epic journey into the dark, enchanted roots of the year's most magical and mysterious winter festivals. From the shadowed rites of ancient Samhain to the blazing Yule fires of midwinter, travel through time and myth: from ancient Britain and Ireland to the Roman Empire, medieval Europe, and colonial America. Uncover a world of forgotten customs and fearsome folklore, where Gods and monsters walked among mortals.

Before trick-or-treating and pumpkin lanterns, there was guising (dressing up) as horned animals and ghosts, and carving grotesque faces into root vegetables to ward off wandering spirits that crossed the boundary into our world.

Before Santa, saints and sleigh bells, there was Woden or Odin, Old Man Winter, and the Wild Hunt. Discover the terrifying side of Yule, when soul-stealing crones, child-snatching winter spirits and horned beasts roamed the frozen forests in search of the naughty and the unsuspecting.

Enter a world where the veil grows thin...
...and the creatures are stirring.....

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FK38YBSF
• ISBN13: 9798293782369
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.0"