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SUMMARY:Yule
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Yule in December with crafts, recipes, and ritua
 ls that rejoice in the sun's return to earth.  Yule is a celebration o
 f the return of the light at the time of the winter solstice.  No matt
 er how you celebrate it, the winter solstice is traditionally a time f
 or all kinds of festivities, feasting, and fun.  The celebration of Yu
 le at the Winter Solstice goes back hundreds of years. From the hearth
 s of the Celtic tribes to the bonfires of the Norsemen, this winter ho
 liday has been celebrated in many ways.  Cultures around the world hav
 e celebrated the winter solstice, and each has its own unique set of d
 eities. These are some of the gods and goddesses associated with the h
 oliday of the winter solstice.  Yule falls at the time of the Winter S
 olstice. Use seasonal concepts and themes to represent the longest nig
 ht of the year on your Yule altar.  If your family enjoys celebration 
 around the holidays, this Yule Log ceremony is a simple one you can pe
 rform with or without kids. Welcome the sun back into your lives as yo
 u burn your Yule Log.  At the winter solstice, some Practitioner group
 s celebrate with a goddess rite -- saying goodbye to the old, and welc
 oming the new. This ritual is designed for a group of four or more peo
 ple.  The winter solstice is a festival of the sun, so why not celebra
 te by honoring its return?  If your family celebrates Yule with a deco
 rated tree, you may want to consider doing a blessing ritual either wh
 en you cut it down or before your decorate it  Yule is a time of new b
 eginnings for many people, as the sun returns its light back to the ea
 rth. Use this time of year to do not only some emotional refreshing, b
 ut also a physical cleansing of your personal space.  Looking for some
  great books to celebrate the Yule season? Curl up in front of a nice 
 warm fire with one.  Just because you're celebrating Yule instead of C
 hristmas doesn't mean you can't have a tree for the holiday and a tree
  itself is actually a pretty Practitioner thing!  Yule should be a tim
 e of joy and happiness, but for many people it becomes a stress-filled
  nightmare.  During the Yule season, a lot of us tend to eat more than
  our normal share. After all, it's the time of year when you're visiti
 ng friends and attending celebrations, and there's always food involve
 d!  In England, it was traditional for people to visit from house to h
 ouse, singing songs, much like Christmas Carolers do today. As a rewar
 d for their songs, they'd be given a cup of wassail.  In Scotland, the
  festival of Hogmanay is even more important than Christmas. Evolved f
 rom the Practitioner celebrations of Yule, Hogmanay is observed at the
  end of December, just before the New  The ancient Romans had a festiv
 al for just about everything, and the winter solstice was no exception
 . The week-long celebration of Saturnalia was a time of great partying
 , debauchery, and general revelry. In modern Practitioners, one of the
  most popular legends is that of the Oak and Holly Kings. These two ar
 chetypes battle as the Wheel of the Year turns, and at Yule, one must 
 relinquish his crown.  Although Julius Caesar attributed the use of mi
 stletoe in ritual to the Druids, it has also been traced back to the G
 reek winter ceremonies.  Did you know that in Greece, fresh basil is a
 ttached to a wooden cross, or why the Scots want a dark-haired visitor
  on New Year's Day?\n \nWinter Solstice…. “Yule” (Winter) Decem
 ber 21 2014 23:03 GMT\n\nFor more information visit https://travelingw
 ithintheworld.ning.com/events/yule
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CATEGORIES:holiday, festival, time
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