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Yule

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Also known as: Midwinter, Jul (Christmas), Festival of Lights. Middle of Winter. Winter Solstice.

The name Yule means "Wheel" in Norse. Yule is the Norse New Year. Within the Nest of the Phoenix, Yule is also the festival when we celebrate the rebirth of the Phoenix Rising.

Date: Approximately December 21, 0 degrees Capricorn.

Seasonal Importance: The longest night. Focus on the light which will return. Rebirth of the Sun God. The promise of new life in Spring. Celtic Festival of the Stars, Mithra’s Birthday, Osiris’ return to Isis in Egypt, La Vecchio de Natali in Italy, the Roman Saturnalia (the Sun God's birth in many ancient traditions).

Activities: Giving gifts, lighting candles and fires (Yule log) to honor the newborn sun. Wassailing, mistletoe, mummer's plays, storytelling. Rituals of birth and rebirth. Within the Grove we celebrate the Rebirth of the Phoenix and the renewal of the Nest of the Phoenix and the renewal of the Grove.

OTHER YULE LINKS:
(offsite resources)

Celebrating Winter Solstice by Selena Fox

Origins of Christmas Symbols - Alternative Religions - 12/17/99 - from About.com's Alternative Religions Guide

Sacred Plants of Winter Solstice by Selena Fox

Yule, the Winter Solstice - About.com Pagan/Wiccan Religion - Net Links

Gracious thanks and acknowledgement are due to Arachne Gentleheart, my mentor, for the outline from which this information was developed.

Unless otherwise noted, all graphics and artwork on all pages of this site are assumed to be in the Public Domain or are used with the artist's permission. Graphics credits and source information for all graphics can be found on this page. All written materials are copyright by Catherine Deville, 1999, unless otherwise noted. Please notify me immediately if you have any copyright concerns.

The Fire Cauldron, Pentacles and Chalice used in the Header of the grove pages were downloaded from Robin Wood's Pagan Graphic Freeware site. These graphics are © Robin Wood 1997, and are used with permission.

The phase animated moon (Pythmoon.gif) at the top was created by Python. Please visit his website at Python's Sacred Space.

The Lunar Eclipse Button set was downloaded from AOL and is used by permission of the Artist: Starznmorn@aol.com.
(Lettering on the "Top" button was done on a blank button in Lucida Handwriting by Catherine Deville)

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Last revised: October 07, 2005 .