One of the main features of a traditional winter solstice celebration in Northern European countries is the Yule log. A log or a big piece of wood is burned in the central fireplace. According to tradition it must come from one’s own land or be a gift, and it must not be purchased.

Druids – rituals related to winter solstice. Holly was a tree sacred to the druids and linked to the dark half of the year and the winter festivities. There was an old myth that on the solstices of each year the holly king and the oak king would fight. Find …

May 15, 2019 · Celtic Yule Ritual Winter Solstice is called "Mean Geimredh", mid-winter, in Irish, "Alban Arthan", the point of roughness, in Wales, "Modranicht", mother night, to the Anglo-Saxon's, "Deuorius Riuri", great divine winter feast, in the Coligny Calendar and "Yule."

Yule is when the dark half of the year relinquishes to the light half. Starting the next morning at sunrise, the sun climbs just a little higher and stays a little longer in the sky each day. Known as Solstice Night, or the longest night of the year, the sun's "rebirth" was celebrated with much joy.

Yule is a winter festival historically observed by the Germanic peoples that was incorporated into Christmas during the Christianisation of the Germanic peoples. In present times adherents of some new religious movements (such as Modern Germanic paganism) celebrate Yule independently of the

Nov 13, 2022 · Yule is one of the oldest pagan winter solstice holidays. It has been celebrated for thousands of years by various cultures, with a wide variety of rituals and traditions. This blog post will provide an overview of Yule in general, including its history as well as some popular rituals and traditions you can use to celebrate the holiday!

Dec 22, 2011 · Discover some age-old Yule traditions and symbols, from the origins of the Yule Log to the use of Holly and Evergreens and more.

A rite of feasting in the Norse tradition. The text of the going and returning of the sun, and a few other portions of the rite, owe a great deal to Yule text from Kveldulf Gundarsson's recommended work "Teutonic Religion". Other portions are drawn from Asatru tradition, but all has been tailored for our ADF structure.

The Yule Rite: Enter Sacred Space, stand before the altar. State purpose: "Hail the Sun! Today I welcome you back from the darkness!" Fill the well, Light one of the three candles. Mother Earth invocation: (place hands on the floor/ground) I call out to the Earth Mother You who support me. You who hold me You who has birthed me and will once ...

Dec 10, 2020 · Yule is the pagan holiday that celebrates the return of longer days. Many cultures — from ancient Germanic peoples to Celtic Druids — celebrated Yule . This turning of the wheel of the year also has traditions that may seem familiar to those who celebrate Christmas today.