And the top of the day to you! Begin each day of the year Celtic-style with this stunningly illustrated journal. Its a celebration in pictures and words of the Celtic spirit as it has been unearthed over the past 2,000 years -- from artifacts uncovered by archeologists, illuminated manuscripts painstakingly created by Irish monks, 19th century renderings of magical, mystical Celtic myths, and new artwork featuring Celtic themes. The entry that starts the month of February, for example, celebrates the Goddess Brigid, who softened the hard earth with her wand and loosened winter's grip. Several richly colored paintings show the lovely goddess in all her glory. Almost every spread features boxes filled with stories, poems and quotations, a painting or photograph, and a background line drawing of Celtic knotwork. Throughout, the reasons for the continued popularity of ancient traditions from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and other areas sprinkled throughout Europe become crystal clear: they answer ourdeep-seated longing for an authentic expression of faith and a rerum to the reverence for land and nature so essential to Celtic life.