For the Vikings, Germanic tribes, and other pagan peoples of pre-Christian Europe, this celebration, known as Yule, was originally meant to honor the winter solstice. The Yule or Yuletide ...

Ready to party? The pagan celebration of the winter solstice is known as Yule, and it’s one of the oldest winter celebrations in the world. It simultaneously celebrates the shortest day of the ...

Yule, celebrated during the winter solstice, is a time-honored festival ... This ancient festival traces back to pagan traditions, primarily observed by the Norse and Germanic peoples.

known as Winter Solstice, which is the longest night of the year. This year, it falls on Dec. 21. Yule is an ancient Pagan holiday that celebrates the sun’s return and the days growing longer again.

In Southwestern Wisconsin, preparation is underway for Circle Sanctuary's 50th annual Yule festival. For the pagan members the church serves, it marks winter solstice, the longest night of the ...

The winter solstice coincides with several pagan, pre-Christmas holidays and traditions, including but not limited to Germanic Yule, Punjabi Lohri, and Roman Saturnalia. A prehistoric megalithic ...

Now, the winter solstice, Saturday, Dec. 21st, is upon us. It will be both the shortest day and longest night of 2024. The solstice also marks the start of the Pagan holiday, Yule, according to ...

The winter solstice holiday marks the shortest day ... Fox said you don’t have to be pagan to celebrate Yule. Anyone can commemorate the day by going on a walk in nature and taking in the ...

Historians speculate this was done by the Emperor as a move to weaken established pagan celebrations that occurred around the Winter Solstice ... tradition of Yule Logs. With little understanding ...

while pagan communities celebrate Yule, a tradition from Norse and Scandinavian peoples, on the day of the winter solstice with a feast or a decorative yule log. Keeping with history, communities ...

In the darkness of winter solstice, pagans celebrate Yule — welcoming longer days to come. For Pagans, winter solstice is a time for reflection and celebration In Southwestern Wisconsin ...