Name: the spiritual background to christian festivals
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Author: Charles Kovacs
ISBN: 9780863156014

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the spiritual background to christian festivals

Type

Physical Book

Author

Charles Kovacs

Publisher

Floris Books

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.3 x 13.5 x 0.8 cm

Weight

0.11 kg.

ISBN

0863156010

ISBN13

9780863156014

Synopsis "the spiritual background to christian festivals"

The rhythms of the earth can be seen in, for example, the daily cycle of day and night, or in the changing seasons. Rudolf Steiner spoke about how Christian festivals such as Easter, Whitsun and Christmas fitted not just into these patterns, but also into larger cosmic rhythms and, on a smaller scale, human rhythms. In this concise, readable book Charles Kovacs explores the structure of our calendar year and looks in detail at the background to each Christian festival, including lesser-known ones such as St John's Tide and Michaelmas. This book is based on lectures Charles Kovacs originally gave at the Rudolf Steiner School in Edinburgh. Kovacs strove to develop in the children a love and understanding of the seasons in the cycle of the year; parents were keen to be involved too, and asked Kovacs to give a series of lectures on the subject to deepen their own understanding. One of a series of four books without text, which lead the young child through the seasons of the year.

Charles Kovacs

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Charles Kovacs was born in Becs, Austria, on February 8, 1907. He leaves his native country in 1938 during the annexation of Austria by the Third Reich and enlists in the British army in East Africa. After World War II, he settles in Great Britain and in 1956 begins his work as a Main Class teacher at the Edinburgh Waldorf-Steiner School, where he remains until his retirement in 1976.
During that period, Charles Kovacs writes extensive notes of his classes day by day. Since then, these texts have been used and appreciated for many years by teachers in Edinburgh and other Waldorf Schools. They cover topics of history, mythology, and sciences.
He dies in Edinburgh in September 2001.

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