"To Hold the Holytides" is a collection of ThŽodish writings on the Anglo-Saxon heathen ritual year that explores how many pre-Christian customs were kept alive in both the seasonal celebrations of the Anglican church and in the folk traditions of the English countryside. Moreover, this work affords the contemporary reader a rare glimpse into how such ancient thews have been rekindled and put into practice by Anglo-Saxon ThŽodsmen today. As a companion to "By the Sun, the Stars, and the Moon: Anglo-Saxon Heathen Time-keeping," this book also includes articles on how the dates for such heathen holytides as M—draniht, ƒastre, Midsumor, and Winterfylle_ are determined and as well as observations on the span of Yuletide as it was held in Anglo-Saxon England.