Hands of Change (HoC) celebrated Yule this season with a public ritual and feast at the Unitarian Society in East Brunswick, NJ, on December 13. Despite it being Friday the 13th, with Mercury in retrograde, at least 2 dozen folks gathered to share a very spirited and smooth Winter Solstice...
Medieval Edinburgh was famous for making wool cloth. Nearby was the settlement of Leith which acted as Edinburgh’s port. The main export was hides. Cattle and sheep were sold at a market in Cowgate. They were then butchered in the town. After 1477 grain and hay...