Publisher: Murdoch Books
For the curious and the adventurous! Turn to any date and you'll find something to learn or do suggested by folklore of the day, the month, or the season.
Some suggestions will take no more effort than sticking your head out the window to look at the clouds, while others might involve knee pads and scouring giant chalk horses cut into hillsides. Taking inspiration from folklore found around the world, each daily entry is a tiny snapshot of what goes on – be it animal or plant lore, love predictions, the zodiac, the supernatural, food, festivals, divination, anniversaries, the weather or luck. By following the customs and traditions of the ritual year, you'll find yourself becoming more engaged with what's happening about you and discover how every month and season creates its own identity.
Dip into this fascinating book at any time of the year and discover something new and intriguing about the world around you. Just beware of the hare...
Firstly thank you to Random Things Book Tours, Murdoch Books and Liza Frank for having me on this tour and sending me a copy of the book.
I've really enjoyed flicking through this book, as it's very much a dip-in-and-out kind of book (at least at this time of year), i think if I had it in my home I would probably start by checking every day but then end up just doing it every so often so as to make it last longer. I have spent a good deal of the book chuckling at the author's humour, I've loved searching out the asterisks just to see her comments (for example the please don't do this one next to the flaying a corpse folklore!) and her writing style is so easy flowing that I can't see myself tiring of reading this book.
The folklore key at the beginning was really useful, it meant I could skim the key list next to each day to decide if I wanted to investigate that day's traditions, I didn't want to read them all in one go because I think I might try following the year next year because it had a few fun ones I could try with my small humans ( making your own barometer sounds fun)
The illustrations and page colours I thought were brilliant, very cute and them being all over the cover I loved. I think this is a brilliant addition to any shelf, even if you only flick through and try a couple of new bits of folklore it's worth the shelf space!
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