SOLSTICE CELEBRATIONS captures and rekindles ancient wonder with a comprehensive guide to the winter season. Keep the past alive by opening this book. Revive long lost customs. Incorporate decorations taken from nature. Make crafts and foods drawn from primal themes. Easy instructions and clear illustrations are your guide. SOLSTICE CELEBRATIONS tells you why and shows you how to make this winter a season of splendor. Amy Virginia Evans lives, writes, and thrives in the occasionally frigid state of New Hampshire. Her eclectic career includes work as a political campaign consultant, United Way study author, child abuse investigation facility creator, corporate human resources generalist, book illustrator, Justice of the Peace, commercial actress, model, voice-over talent, and mother of four. Her world travel includes visits to Vietnam, Australia, Singapore, Europe, the Caribbean, and Mexico. She has a B.A. in English from Boston University.