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2. Yule - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. What Is a Yule Log, and What Does the Tradition Symbolize?

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   During the early solstice celebrations, burning a specific log became part of the festivities. Like the word “yule,” the log became associated with the Christmas season.

4. Yule log - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. How to Celebrate Yule on the Winter Solstice

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   Nowadays, is largely celebrated by Wiccans and other neo-pagan practitioners. That said, Yule's traditions are so overlapping with Christmas traditions that many people probably celebrate elements ...

6. Wait, What Does 'Yuletide' Actually Mean? - AOL

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   Yule originates from pagan traditions/ancient celebrations that symbolized the longest night of the year. These gatherings marked the end of the cold, dark winter and the symbolic rebirth of the ...

7. Yule goat - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

8. What Is a Yule Log? Here’s the True History of the Christmas ...

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   What Was the Original Yule Log Tradition? The yule log tradition can be traced back to Scandinavia, where Yule, a festival dedicated to the winter solstice, started.To ring in the shortest day of ...

9. Yule and Christmas in Denmark - Wikipedia

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   A special Danish calendar tradition started by DR in 1962 consists of broadcasting TV shows with exactly 24 episodes, one each day up to Yule Eve. The tradition has become very popular and every major network now has TV calendars during the Christmas period, whether original productions or TV shows.