[NATURE] Nature Pal Treasures

Our treasures from Nova Scotia arrived on Christmas Eve - beeswax candles both dipped and in walnut shells, natural Christmas scents to simmer on our stovetop, lovely kids artwork, a handfelted fairy (check out Marissa's shop Chickadee Swing) and Frankincense and Myrrh to burn on January 6th in celebration of Epiphany.

A closer look at our beautiful fairy that we'll find a special spot for on our nature table to enjoy all year round.

EPIPHANY Epiphany is celebrated in Canada on January 6 each year. It remembers the three wise men’s visit to baby Jesus and his baptism, according to events in the Christian Bible. Mummers or naluyuks may visit homes in Newfoundland and Labrador at this time of the year.

Epiphany is one of the oldest Christian feasts. It was celebrated since the end of the second century, before the Christmas holiday was established. It is commonly known as Twelfth Night, Twelfth Day, or the Feast of Epiphany. It means "manifestation" or "showing forth". It is also called Theophany ("manifestation of God"), especially by Eastern Christians.

It commemorates the first two occasions on which Jesus’ divinity, according to Christian belief, was manifested: when the three kings visited infant Jesus in Bethlehem, and when John the Baptist baptized him in the River Jordan. The Roman Catholic and Protestant churches emphasize the visit of the Magi when they celebrate the Epiphany. The Eastern Orthodox churches focus on Jesus’ baptism.

Mummering around the Christmas season until Epiphany is a 200-year-old tradition in Canada. This activity declined in the 1960s but became more popular in the 1980s and 1990s. It may include the custom of the naluyuks, which has a half-foreign, half-Inuit origin.

So not only did we receive wonderful nature treasures but we also learned about different traditions and celebrations. Nature Pal Exchange - so awesome...seriously, you need to join us!!