The Little Book of Christmas Protection - Softcover

Devlin, Áine

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798235410404

Publisher: Black Bell Books, 2026

Synopsis

A beautiful old world guide to Christmas protection, household blessings, candle rites, salt, iron, herbs, and the forgotten customs of the dark season.

Christmas was once more than a feast of light. It was a guarded season, a time when households protected the threshold, blessed the hearth, lit candles against the dark, and brought holly, salt, iron, bells, bread, and sacred words into the home.

The Little Book of Christmas Protection gathers the old customs of winter safety and seasonal blessing, drawing from Irish, Scottish, Welsh, British, and wider European folk tradition.

Inside you will discover:

- Candle rites for Christmas Eve and the dark season
- Salt, bread, and table blessings for household peace
- Iron, keys, bells, and bright metal as protective charms
- Holly, ivy, rosemary, bay, and evergreen customs
- Door blessings, threshold rites, and Epiphany chalk marks
- Winter smoke, herbs, sacred names, and written charms
- The folklore of Twelvetide, the Wild Hunt, spirits, omens, and the guarded house
- Gentle seasonal practices for creating a blessed and protected home

This is a book for anyone drawn to old Christmas folklore, domestic magic, winter ritual, candlelit tradition, and the quiet power of making the home feel safe, sacred, and watched over during the darkest part of the year.

For the reader who loves old charms, folk customs, winter magic, and the feeling of a candle burning in a dark window, this book belongs beside the hearth.

Edition details

• Publisher: Black Bell Books
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798235410404
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 142