December - Nature Inspired Home and Garden

The spirit of December. Decorating home according to season, using natural materials, and taking inspiration from nature.

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Christmas Food Traditions

Historical Christmas

Origin Of Christmas

Traditional Christmas Food

Christmas Food Traditions: Fast and Feast

Christmas food traditions evoke the Middle Ages due to the style of cooking and ceremonies associated with various dishes. The lavish use of spices and other ingredients that were valued during the Middle Ages also gives Christmas food a pre-modern character. To learn more about the origin of Christmas dishes and their medieval inspiration read a post at Star of Nature.

Feast Of The Annunciation

Winter Solstice Celebration

New Year: Why is it Celebrated?

Vienna is the city we most closely associate with New Year celebrations. But why do we celebrate New Year? How was it celebrated in the past? Was it always on the 1st of January? Click here to learn more: https://starofnature.org/history/new-year-why-is-it-celebrated/ #vienna #newyear #newyearseve #winter #christmas

Christmas Tree Decoration

The Festival

Tree Decoration

Christmas Tree Decoration

Why do we celebrate New Year? Is its date arbitrary? Click here to learn more about the festival that follows Christmas https://starofnature.org/history/new-year-why-is-it-celebrated/ #christmas #newyear #christmasdecorations #

Mince Pies on a Platter with a spring of holly. Many traditional Christmas dishes are inspired by the Middle Ages and use ingredients that were essential in the cosmopolitan cuisine of the medieval upper classes, including cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, cloves, honey, almonds, dried and glazed fruit. Christmas food is a unique opportunity for us to experience the flavours of past times, even if in a form adapted to modern tastes. Pie, Victorian Christmas Food, Medieval Foods, History Of Christmas

Pie

Victorian Christmas Food

Medieval Foods

History Of Christmas

Mince Pies on a Platter

Christmas food evokes the medieval tradition, due to a combination of spices and other ingredients that were valued during the Middle Ages, the style of cooking, and ceremonies associated with various dishes. Learn more about the history of Christmas food in my blog post 'Christmas Food Traditions: Fast and Feast'. #christmas #christmasfood #mincepies #christmastraditions #medievalchristmas #medieval

Frost covered sloe berries - nature's own 'sugar plums'. Christmas is close to the winter solstice that has been celebrated for centuries as a time of revival in nature. Ancient winter solstice traditions, such as yule, underlie modern Christmas. Pagan Winter Solstice, Pagan Winter, Solstice Traditions, Winter Solstice Traditions, Pagan Holidays

Pagan Winter Solstice

Pagan Winter

Solstice Traditions

Winter Solstice Traditions

Pagan Holidays

Winter Solstice and Festivals that Underlie Christmas

Why do we celebrate Christmas on 25 December? Does the Bible give the date? Is it important that Christmas is so close to the winter solstice? How was the winter solstice celebrated in the past? Learn more about the history of Christmas and the winter solstice traditions by reading my blog post. #christmas #wintersolstice #winter #winterfestivals #wintersolsticetraditions #wintersolsticecelebrations #christmastraditions #yule

Hellebore Flower

Botanical Printables

Lenten Rose

Illustration Botanique

Christmas Rose or Lenten Rose? Many Seasons of Hellebore Flower

Hellebore is the ultimate winter flower – graceful, yet hardy and able to cope with snow and ice. It is known as Christmas Rose, and in many countries it was traditionally grown in pots and given as a present at Christmas. Yet it is also called Lenten rose. Read my blog post to find out how to grow and care for hellebores that became symbols of both winter and spring. #hellebore #christmas #winterflowers #flowers #gardening

Red wild rose berries covered in snow. Christmas is close to the winter solstice that has been celebrated for centuries as a time of revival in nature. Ancient winter solstice traditions underlie modern Christmas

Winter Solstice Festivals that Underlie Christmas

Christmas Tree: Origin and History

Much is unclear about the origin of the Christmas tree. But it seems to have emerged at a meeting point of two traditions: pagan winter solstice celebrations and medieval Christian ritual. In this post I explain what we know about this ancient custom.

Reblooming Amaryllis: Two Ways to Grow Amaryllis Bulbs Indoors

Reblooming amaryllis is not at all difficult. With very little effort amaryllis bulbs can be grown indoors to produce spectacular flowers year after year. Some of my bulbs are more than 10 years old and still flower beautifully. Amaryllis is definitely not just for Christmas. Read my blog post to learn how to care for amaryllis bulbs after bloom and throughout the year. #amaryllis #amaryllisbulbs #rebloomingamaryllis #amarylliscare #amarylliscareafterbloom #amaryllischristmas #amaryllisflower