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 ...

Yule is an ancient Pagan holiday that celebrates the sun’s return and the days growing longer again. The Yule festival was first observed historically in Germanic and Nordic countries and in ...

Yule’s origins are as deep and rich as the winter’s night itself. This ancient festival traces back to pagan traditions, primarily observed by the Norse and Germanic peoples. It was a time for ...

The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea will host three performances for the festival Jan. 4-5, marking the event's 48th year.

In many pagan religions, the day is marked by Yule: a holiday that's a time of both reflection and celebration ...

Like many European Christmas traditions, the burning of the Yule Log is based on ancient pagan rituals – in this case, the celebration of the Winter Solstice just a few days before Christmas.

Christmas was actually set on Dec. 25 to combat pagan celebrations of Sol Invictus (the unconquered sun), a Roman holiday. Another connection to Christmas is the term Yule, derived from the Norse ...

Pagan and druid communities will also celebrate ... Winter solstice is also known as Yule, a celebration of light and the symbolic rebirth of the Sun The winter solstice is more important than ...