The legend of the Christmas Rose. Lagerlef S.

The miracle of Christmas night changes our world. This holiday is the time of reconciliation with enemies and oblivion of resentment. On Christmas, amazing transformations take place with people, and even the most black hearts arise sparks of mental warmth.

“The Legend of the Christmas Rose” of Selma Laherlef, accompanied by the thin, bright illustrations of Galina Lavrenko, is an amazing fairy tale about the miracles that are miracles that are They took place in the Gaingen forest. And the only preserved evidence of those events is a fragile flower that grew from roots collected by Abbot John. Contrary to the cold, he blossoms in the middle of winter, and for this they began to call him a Christmas rose - as a reminder of that wonderful garden that once bloomed in the forest wilderness on the holy night.