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  2. Heathen holidays - Wikipedia

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    The handbook Our Troth: Heathen Life published by American-based inclusive Heathen organization The Troth in 2020, lists three holidays that most Heathens agree on, Yule (Winter Solstice or the first full moon after Winter Solstice), Winter Nights/Alfarblot/Disablot (begins on the second full moon after Autumnal Equinox and ends at new moon ...

  3. How to Celebrate Yule on the Winter Solstice

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    The pagan celebration of the winter solstice is known as Yule, and it’s one of the oldest winter celebrations in the world. It simultaneously celebrates the shortest day of the year, midwinter ...

  4. Wheel of the Year - Wikipedia

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    The Wheel of the Year in the Northern Hemisphere.Some Pagans in the Southern Hemisphere advance these dates six months to coincide with their own seasons.. The Wheel of the Year is an annual cycle of seasonal festivals, observed by a range of modern pagans, marking the year's chief solar events (solstices and equinoxes) and the midpoints between them.

  5. Shortest day and longest night: Winter solstice ushers in the ...

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    The solstice also marks the start of the Pagan holiday, Yule, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. The holiday is thought to celebrate the sun's return and the land's rebirth as days begin to ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. When is the winter solstice 2024? What to know about shortest ...

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    For people in the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice this year is Dec. 21, 2024. It'll start at 4:21 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. For people in the Southern Hemisphere, their winter solstice ...

  8. Korochun - Wikipedia

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    It was celebrated by pagan Slavs on December 21 [citation needed], the longest night of the year and the night of the winter solstice. On this night, Hors, symbolizing old sun, becomes smaller as the days become shorter in the Northern Hemisphere, and dies on December 22, the winter solstice. It is said to be defeated by the dark and evil ...

  9. Winter solstice 2024: The shortest day of the year is arriving

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    What is the winter solstice? The winter solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere on Saturday, Dec. 21. This celestial event happens when the Earth's axial tilt positions the Northern Hemisphere ...