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The modern English noun Yule descends from Old English ġēol, earlier geoh(h)ol, geh(h)ol, and geóla, sometimes plural. [1] The Old English ġēol or ġēohol and ġēola or ġēoli indicate the 12-day festival of "Yule" (later: "Christmastide"), the latter indicating the month of "Yule", whereby ǣrra ġēola referred to the period before the Yule festival (December) and æftera ġēola ...
The Yule log is recorded in the folklore archives of much of England, but particularly in collections covering the West Country and the North Country. [13] For example, in his section regarding "Christmas Observances", J. B. Partridge recorded then-current (1914) Christmas customs in Yorkshire, Britain involving the Yule log as related by "Mrs. Day, Minchinhampton (Gloucestershire), a native ...
Inspired by the log-burning tradition of the same name, this classic Christmas cake dates back to the 19th century, when it became popular in French bakeries around the holidays.
A Yule goat on a Christmas tree. 'Old Christmas', riding a yule goat; 1836 illustration by Robert Seymour. The Yule goat is a Scandinavian and Northern European Yule and Christmas symbol and tradition. Its origin is from Germanic paganism and has existed in many variants during Scandinavian history. Modern representations of the Yule goat are ...
Krampus actually predates Christmas—it is of pagan origin, according to History, appearing in early celebrations of the winter solstice—but since then, he has become a Christmas icon ...
How did Christmas become the holiday we know and love today? The early Christmas celebrations combined a mix of pagan and Christian traditions, resulting in activities that might seem more ...
However, the medieval calendar was dominated by Christmas-related holidays. The forty days before Christmas became the "forty days of St. Martin" (which began on November 11, the feast of St. Martin of Tours), now known as Advent. [33] In Italy, former Saturnalian traditions were attached to Advent. [33]
Karácsony is a pagan holiday that evolved separately from Celtic culture, but became synonymous with Christmas in the modern Hungarian language. Karácsony is also a Hungarian surname, which means Christmas. Notable people with the surname include: Gergely Karácsony (born 1975), Hungarian politician