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During the early solstice celebrations, burning a specific log became part of the festivities. Like the word “yule,” the log became associated with the Christmas season.
When you think of a yule log, you probably picture a roaring, wood-burning fire casting a warm light on an ornament-adorned Christmas tree.Or perhaps you have a sweet tooth and the first thing ...
The Yule log is recorded in the folklore archives of much of England, but particularly in collections covering the West Country and the North Country. [13] For example, in his section regarding "Christmas Observances", J. B. Partridge recorded then-current (1914) Christmas customs in Yorkshire, Britain involving the Yule log as related by "Mrs. Day, Minchinhampton (Gloucestershire), a native ...
Ingredients. For the log: 1 cup butterscotch-flavored morsels. 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. 1/3 cup chopped pecans. For rolling:
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Christmas funfair at George Square, Glasgow. Prior to the Reformation of 1560, Christmas in Scotland, then called "Yule" (alternative spellings include Yhoill, Yuil, Ȝule and Ȝoull; see Yogh) or in Gaelic-speaking areas "Nollaig", was celebrated in a similar fashion to the rest of Catholic Europe.
A Yule goat on a Christmas tree. 'Old Christmas', riding a yule goat; 1836 illustration by Robert Seymour. The Yule goat is a Scandinavian and Northern European Yule and Christmas symbol and tradition. Its origin is from Germanic paganism and has existed in many variants during Scandinavian history. Modern representations of the Yule goat are ...
Queens presents two boar's heads at the feast, carried in by seniors. At the end of the feast, two faculty members, nominated by seniors, conduct the annual Yule Log Ceremony, weaving through the hall as students tap their holly branches on the yule log for good luck for the new year.