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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 ...
The History of Yule. This festival has been on the calendar for centuries. Yule was first celebrated as far back as the fifth century (so, over 1,500 years back) by Germanic pagans, ...
Historically, this has made some scholars believe that Yule originally was a sun festival on the winter solstice. Modern scholars generally do not believe this, as midwinter in medieval Iceland was a date about four weeks after the solstice. [ 31 ]
The yule log tradition can be traced back to Scandinavia, where Yule, a festival dedicated to the winter solstice, ... this classic Christmas cake dates back to the 19th century, when it became ...
Christmas trees on Amagertorv in Copenhagen in the winter of 1867–68, illustration from Illustreret Tidende. Until 1770, the Christmas holidays included 2nd day of Christmas and Epiphany on 6 January (celebrated on the eve of 5 January). Afterwards, only 1st and 2nd Christmas Day are holidays, and 6 January is now a celebration day.
According to the Greek Herald, the boats are usually decorated on Dec. 6, the feast of St. Nicholas, ... After Christmas Day, there’s no clear date on when the season ends, but some consider the ...
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.
Plus, find out how this term is related to Christmas.