From Christmas to Twelfth Night in Southern Illinois

Download or read book From Christmas to Twelfth Night in Southern Illinois written by John J. Dunphy and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-26 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey to a region where all the perennials are said to bloom at midnight on Christmas Eve and where a family's luck is determined by the first person to walk through their door on New Year's Day. Spend a literary Christmas in Herrin, listen to the twelve bells of Belleville ring out the coming year and greet the Three Kings of Germantown at Epiphany. Whether you are a newcomer to southern Illinois or whether you feel like you have been singing "La Guiannee" since the tradition started in Prairie du Rocher in 1720, join John J. Dunphy for a season of sacred memories and merry recollections.