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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 ...
The yule log would ignite on Christmas Day and continue to burn until January 5, known as Twelfth Night. As the 12 days of Christmas and the length of the log dwindled, they would gradually push ...
For Yule, red is symbolic of abundance, prosperity and good tidings [56] Gold Imbolc, Yule For Imbolc, gold is symbolic of candle flames and light. [57] During Yule, gold is associated with the Sun and gift giving [56] White Imbolc White is the primary colour of Imbolc. [58] Like gold, it symbolises light and candle flames. [58]
Merriam-Webster traces the origin of "Yule" to Old Norse, a medieval language from Iceland and Normay spoken by Vikings, and "tid" to Old English, a Germanic language used in England before 1100 AD.
But the winter solstice is the darkest day of the year, so Yule is both a time of reflection and celebration. The History of Yule. This festival has been on the calendar for centuries.
Christmas Day was made a public holiday in 1958 [12] in Scotland, Boxing Day only in 1974. [13] The New Year's Eve festivity, Hogmanay , was by far the largest celebration in Scotland. The giftgiving, public holidays and feasting associated with mid-winter were traditionally held between 11 December and 6 January.
Made of sponge cake, to resemble a miniature actual Yule log, it is a form of sweet roulade. The cake emerged in the 19th century, probably in France, before spreading to other countries. [2] It is traditionally made from a genoise, generally baked in a large, shallow Swiss roll pan, iced, rolled to form a cylinder, and iced again on the outside.