Yule Log Traditions
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A Yule log is a large log that originally burned during a pagan holiday called Yule. Adopted by Christianity, it was then burned on a hearth as a way of celebrating Christmas in Europe. People believed that burning the log would bring prosperity in the coming year. Yule logs also expanded into new traditions and conformed to a more modern world. Whichever tradition or religion is practiced, the burning of the Yule log continues.
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A Yule log is a large log that originally burned during a pagan holiday called Yule. Adopted by Christianity, it was then burned on a hearth as a way of celebrating Christmas in Europe. People believed that burning the log would bring prosperity in the coming year. Yule logs also expanded into new traditions and conformed to a more modern world. Whichever tradition or religion is practiced, the burning of the Yule log continues.
Winter Solstice
- Winter solstice, or Yule as it was known in ancient times, celebrates the light and the sun's rebirth each solar year. According to "Yule: Customs and Traditions" by Julia O'Farrell, Celtic pagans used oak logs, decorated with mistletoe, ribbons and other like items, to burn for 12 days during winter solstice. Traditionally they tossed the ashes on fields or put them inside amulets. The Celts kept a piece of the charred log to light the new log in the coming solstice. The tradition changed somewhat in that the log usually burns for 12 hours now instead of 12 days.
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