- Yule (also called Jul, jól or joulu) is a winter festival historically observed by the Germanic peoples that was incorporated into Christmas during the Christianisation of the Germanic...
- Yule is a pagan holiday that predates Christianity. The word is a derivative of the Old Norse word jól, meaning winter or slackening of winter.
- For a slightly higher octane Yule, as well as doing the above activities you can add these to your plans. Make a Yule Log: a wooden one rather than an edible one!
- For example, in the Midlands of England it was forbidden to bring any ivy and holly into the home before Yule Eve, as it was considered bad luck to do that.
- All the above form the crust of the Yule celebration. But, as stated earlier, it is even more symbolic in that it helped our ancestors to determine times and seasons.
- It is generally agreed that Yule celebrations began as a Norse festival called jol , although assessments of the purpose and traditions vary.
- Yule is a pagan holiday that goes back thousands of years and was celebrated by the Germanic peoples of Germany and Scandinavia.
- 'Yule' Nedir ve Nasıl Kutlanırdı? Yule, Eski İngilizce "geol" kelimesinden türemiş olup "Noel Günü" anlamına gelmektedir.
- Bazı gelenekler arasında, çam ağacı süsleme, yule logu yakma, şenlikli yemekler yapma, hediyeleşme, korolar ve müziklerle kutlama gibi ritüeller yer alır.
- The Celts burned a Yule Log as well, though they believed that the sun stood still for 12 days and began moving again on the winter solstice.
