Information on the ancient traditions of yule/christmas with an amusing perspective. ... SO MANY YULE TRADITIONS

Christmas traditions that began or evolved during the Middle Ages. ... Among the Pagan traditions that have become part of Christmas is burning the yule log.

Information on various traditions around winter solstice. ... In pagan Scandinavia the winter festival was the yule (or juul). Great yule logs were burned, and people drank mead around the

Traditions and origins of the celebration called Yule vary according to the many different areas of the world that celebrate this event.

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Whether the songs were from Mexico or the carols sung in Portuguese, the feeling in the Tabernacle among hundreds of Latinos who gathered ... "I think it is very special, ... Over the next three days,

Many common Yule symbols and traditions actually originated in Babylon, Persia, Greece, & Rome, but things like bells, holly, Christmas trees, candy canes, and Santa Claus were devised by Christians.

This was first published for a workshop at the 1994 Circle Sanctuary Community Yule Festival ; Evergreens; ... Woodland Spirits traditions: Roman, Celtic, Teutonic, Christian ; Holly;

Yule or Yule-tide is a winter festival that was initially celebrated by the historical Germanic peoples as a pagan religious festival, though it was later absorbed into, and equated with, the Christian festival of Christmas. The festival was originally celebrated from late December...

Even though we prefer to use the word 'Yule', ... Remembering that most Christmas customs are ultimately based upon older Pagan customs, it only remains for modern Pagans to reclaim their lost traditions.