Download or read book From Christmas to Twelfth Night in Southern Illinois written by John J. Dunphy and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-26 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey to a region where all the perennials are said to bloom at midnight on Christmas Eve and where a family's luck is determined by the first person to walk through their door on New Year's Day. Spend a literary Christmas in Herrin, listen to the twelve bells of Belleville ring out the coming year and greet the Three Kings of Germantown at Epiphany. Whether you are a newcomer to southern Illinois or whether you feel like you have been singing "La Guiannee" since the tradition started in Prairie du Rocher in 1720, join John J. Dunphy for a season of sacred memories and merry recollections.