Decor, Scents and Colors

[Agnes Croft]

 The Yuletide season is a welcoming back of the light. This is literally, as the days grow longer, and symbolically by a renewal of spirit and connection to family, friend, community and nature. It is a new beginning. It is a letting go of what has past.  Below is what is common to see and smell in homes at this time of year.

Common Decor in the homes of Cat's Claw during Yuletide

Bayberry candles
White window candles
Green, red, white and black candles on the tables
Evergreens, holly, mistletoe, poinsettia, and mistletoe, pinecones
Bells (tied to the tree branches in and out of doors)
Wreaths
Baskets of clove studded fruit
Handmade decorations
Small evergreen or pine trees to welcome in the nature spirits. (Elders of the city do not believe in chopping trees for this season and will only use live trees that are replanted once more after the holiday.)

Colors of the Season

Gold, silver, red, green, white and black

Incense/Oil

Bayberry, cedar, ginger, cinnamon, pine, rosemary, frankincense, myrrh, nutmeg,
wintergreen, saffron