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Making
your own gifts and decorations this year.
This
year now that both of my children are older I am looking at
celebrating this year with them for the fist time and to try and
teach them the true meaning of the festive season.
For
me it is “The Gift of Giving” so we are in the process of doing
this and celebrating Yule.
So
this year their dad is already underway with making the boys their
Yule gift and I am looking at decorating the house and what food and
events that we are going to take place.
So
it is the 20th November 2017 and a month before I will be
looking at decorating the house and the tree.
So
where do I start.?
One
of the things that I am looking at is what I have in the house and
how I can use what I have instead of buying things new and also about
what I can forage from the !!br0ken!!
One
thing that I have been looking at is the following links for inspiration and Facebook pages and group that I am in.
Cloves
one
of the things that I am looking at for The festive season is buying
Cloves.
What
are Cloves?
Cloves
are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae,
Syzygium aromaticum. They are native to the Maluku Islands in
Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice. Cloves are commercially
harvested primarily in Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Madagascar,
Zanzibar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania. Cloves are available
throughout the year.
Buying
them “Fair Trade”
http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/en/what-is-fairtrade
Because
they they are from over seas I am looking at buying them fair trade
and to also look at selling them whole sale when I set up my own
business. I am looking at selling dried products for making things
with in the future. Cloves
can be brought al year and can be purchased form any supermarket so
why use them them for the Winter Holidays what makes them so
important?
Health
benefit can be found by following the links below.
Cloves
are a good source of manganese, selenium, magnesium, omega-3 fatty
acids, vitamin K, dietary fibre and vitamin C.
What
do they have to do with the Winter Holidays?
With
cloves coming to the UK from places like Indonesia
but the region with the largest production is Zanzibar in eastern
Africa; most people know
of Cloves being Used in Mulled Wine and Christmas Cake.
Now
that the UK is so divested with culture, and traditions it would be
nice to see Cloves used more and why not start by using them at this
time of the year to decorate the home and in cooking.
Make
Cloved Orange: A Regency Pomander
This
is the art of using Cloves and Oranges to decorate the home and to
give as gifts of family and friends at this time of year. For the
history y of Clove Orange: A Regency Pomander
please follow this link below.
One
thing that Make Clove Orange: A Regency Pomander look
like are Christingles.
What
is Christingle?
Christingle's
is a
lighted candle symbolizing Christ as the light of the world, held by
children at a special Advent service originating in the Moravian
Church.
It
is sally on
the First Sunday of advent which
is a Christian way of celebrating this time of year. You can attend
a Christingle celebration at your local church and get a Christingle
as part of the services
whilst collecting money for charity.
Useful
Yule recipes./links
https://Wiccan/celtic/akasha/yule.htm
Use
full link about Spices
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/grow-to-eat/where-do-christmas-spices-come-from/
