Ancient Holidays

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Timeless insights into what it takes to lead a meaningful life—still profoundly relevant nearly two thousand years later. Now featuring a brand-new foreword from Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way! “Meditations offers a...

It’s the winter season of 1746, and the Highlands are snowy. In the village of Calvine, north of Tay Forest along a road that leads straight into Inverness, the only tavern in town is packed to the rafters with travelers. Eight months after the disastrous defeat at Culloden, the people haven’t recovered, nor has the land, and it’s a bad winter. When James de Lohr, Earl of Worcester, shows up looking for clues to his brother’s fate on the Culloden Moor, he gets more than he bargained for.

The Ancient Origins of Modern Holidays draws from the Bible and Jewish sources on what has always been defined as paganism and idolatry. In this book, we learn which holiday practices are forbidden and which ones are not. The Dead Sea Scrolls record the origins of the festivals celebrated on the equinoxes and solstices and reveal why they are important for Christians today. Using these sources, Christians can easily draw the line on practices and celebrations. We learn how to nullify paganism and take back what God gave us, so we can be obedient to His commands.

He’s the clan’s quiet blacksmith—seven feet of scarred muscle, one blind eye, tusks that never grew in, and thirty-eight years of untouched nights. They call him broken. He calls the forge home, because fire never judged him. She’s the city’s most sought-after jewelry designer—a widowed human who learned long ago how to turn loneliness into diamonds. One trip to the North Pole to deliver custom rings, one laugh in a tiny bakery, and the ancient mistletoe arch decides enough is enough. Green fire. One sky-shattering MINE. One very public claiming that leaves half a billion ...

The Duanwu Festival is just around the corner, and Mulan's favorite part is the Dragon Boat Race. Listen along as Mulan's village enters the race for the first time!

WITH PHOTOGRAPHS THROUGHOUT Some ceremonies still performed today have remained unchanged for over 40,000 years. What did their keepers know that science is only now confirming? Every fact is drawn from academic research and documented institutional data. This True Verified Facts book delivers 500+ traditions and rituals from every corner of the planet, built to educate, entertain, and arm you with knowledge worth retelling at any table. Inside This Book: The folk songs that predicted meteor showers a thousand years before astronomers wrote them down African talking drums whose messages can...

Bloomsbury presents Cypria: A Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean, written and read by Alex Christofi SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC LEAGUE RUNCIMAN AWARD 2025 "A brilliant exploration of Cyprus’s long history of cultural resilience. Superbly composed." -- Guardian One of National...

THE MULTI-MILLION COPY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Daily doses of practical, uplifting philosophy from the bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way Where can you find joy? What's the true measure of success? How should we manage anger? Find meaning? Conquer grief? The answers to these questions...

What if the Christmas traditions you cherish are not Christian at all, but whispers from a forgotten, ancient world? Step into the heart of winter, and you will uncover a story far older than the nativity. Beneath the twinkling lights and familiar carols lies a truth carved into the bones of the season itself, echoed in firelight and carried on the breath of ancient gods. This is an invitation to explore the untold origins of the world’s most celebrated holiday. For centuries, the story of Christmas has been a paradox—a Christian holiday built upon the bones of pagan ritual. The early ...

The life and thought of Diogenes the Cynic, an iconoclastic philosopher who pioneered a brash and free-thinking vision of life that inspired the philosophy of Stoicism—“a rich, engaging portrait of intellectual fearlessness” (Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Cleopatra) In...

The Snow Globe has been shaken. Now they have to survive what lands when the flakes settle. Nora planned the perfect escape: a luxury cabin perched on a high ridge in Norway. It was supposed to be a week of wine, fireplaces, and disconnection from the digital world. It was supposed to be a cure for the past year. But the "Blue Hour" brings more than just darkness to the valley. When a massive blizzard buries the access road and severs the power lines, the isolation turns from peaceful to predatory. The group discovers they are not alone on the mountain. Something ancient is circling the ...

Meredith (Merry) Pink has a sixth sense when it comes to unlocking secrets from Egypt’s ancient past. It’s possible she is not the only one. When a guest staying onboard Merry and Adam’s dahabeeyah reveals an uncanny - some might almost say paranormal - insight into events that took place around three-thousand years ago, Merry realises it may be possible to solve a pharaonic murder-mystery. She sets out to discover what really happened when Ramses III fell victim to what has come to be known by Egyptologists as “The Harem Conspiracy”.Join Merry & co on another Egyptian adventure, ...

Discover an Awareness That Is Natural, Freeing, and Always Available “Effortless mindfulness” is innovative teacher Loch Kelly’s term for an advanced yet simple form of mindfulness, designed to access a natural, loving flow state in the midst of our daily lives. With Effortless Mindfulness...

This book is your portal into the magic of Norse Pagan holidays and festivals, and it’ll take you by the hand into a world that is deeply entwined with the power of nature, with countless blessings of Norse gods and goddesses.

February 1941. Valentine's Day dawns bloody in the desert when a catastrophic sandstorm separates Lillian Stiller and Roy Sawyer from Jack Stiller. Stranded and desperate, they stumble upon the fabled Oasis of the Love - a haven shrouded in legend and rumored to be cursed. But as they delve into its secrets, they realize they're not alone... and the greatest treasure may be their own survival. Discover the fate of these two travelers in this gripping desert survival story with ancient secrets. If you love adventurous archaeology themes like in Indiana Jones novels, and enjoy authors such as...

I believe in science one hundred percent, yet a werewolf shows up out of nowhere and says I'm his mate, who do I call in this situation? I was just like you, sick of credit card bills, rent and damn jobs and praying before bed that the end of the world would be tomorrow. The universe suddenly decided to be merciful, and the apocalypse arrived unannounced. I found myself facing one crisis after another, with death and conspiracy hot on my heels. The mechanical buzzing of insects signaled the prelude to a conspiracy, followed closely by the attacks of furry werewolves—fanatics who were ...

A RENEGADE EXORCIST. A POSSESSED MERCEDES. AND THE ULTIMATE WAR FOR CHRISTMAS. From the author of The Bones of the Mother comes a high-octane holiday thriller that breaks every rule in the Vatican rulebook. Father Thomas O’Neill is not a typical priest. He smokes Turkish Royals to hide the scent of sulfur, drives a 1979 Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 fueled by the Wrath of God, and shares his body with Hanbi, a sarcastic Sumerian Archdevil. Thomas doesn't do "Peace on Earth." He does exorcisms. But when a Code Alpha threat triggers the Vatican’s early warning systems deep within the Arctic ...

Pine Hollow isn’t praying for a savior. It’s just trying not to get stepped on. For generations, the town has sold fear to tourists. The annual festival is a monetization of folklore—plastic horns, paid actors, and expensive hot chocolate. Deputy Harper Perry hates the hustle, but she respects the revenue. Then the lights go out. When a local teenager vanishes and a massacre is discovered behind the hardware store, Harper realizes the blood in the snow isn’t corn syrup. The monster stalking the festival isn’t a man in a suit. It is ancient, it is hungry, and it wields chains of ...

What if the most beloved holiday in the world is built on a lie? Imagine everything you thought you knew about Christmas, from the sacred date to the jolly man in the red suit, was merely a successful cover story for a history too chaotic, too violent, and too strange for the official narrative. You are about to discover the hidden truth nobody talks about. The journey begins not with quiet reverence, but with existential dread and pagan fire. Inside this book, you will uncover: ✔ The stunning truth about December 25th, revealing why the date was likely chosen not to steal a pagan ...

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