Merry meet everyone, So today I want to go into more detail about what yule is and where it came from. I did a lot of research into yule when I was doing my yule pages in my book of shadows. I thought i might as well share them with you because it was really interesting what I found out and I think people should know these too. Yule is the time of year where its the darkest and shortest day. Earlier people noticed such phenomena and supplicated the forces of nature to lengthen the days and shorten the nights. Wiccans sometimes celebrate yule just before dawn, then watch the sun rise as a fitting finale to their effects. After the Norse brought yule into prominence it nearly replaced samhain as the date of the new year. Many modern Celtic covens still honour yule this way. The Nordic influence Celts celebrated yule with many of the trappings we associate with modern christmas observances such as decorated evergreen trees, wreaths, holly and of course the feast. They also believed that on this night the holly king, as the god of the waning year, would battle the oak king, the god of the waxing year and lose. Often yule coven rituals have members reenact this fight. The goddess gives birth to a son, the god, at yule. This is in no way an adaptation of Christianity. The winter solstice has long been viewed as a time of divine births. Mithra's was said to have been born at this time. The Christians simple adopted it for their use in 273 current era. This is the time of death and rebirth of the sun god. The days are shortest, the sun is at its lowest point. The full moon after yule is considered to be the most powerful of the whole year. This ritual is a light festival, with as many candles as possible on or near the altar in welcome of the sun child. Its why yule is so important to us, because its a symbol of renew, and rebirth of our sun god. I hope you enjoyed today's post and learn something about yule too. I hope you enjoy your yule and I will see you all in the next post. Blessed be x MissDoomie x Comments are closed.
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