I do yule for sure the rituals and tradations . However my family likes Christmas and I celebrate with them . What's every one though on this ?
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Correspondences for Yule
Correspondences for Yule
Other Names:
Jul (“wheel”, Old Norse), Saturnalia(Rome ~December 17 & 18), Yuletide(Teutonic), Midwinter, Fionn’s Day, Alban Arthuan, Christmas (Christian~December 25), Xmas, Festival of Sol, Solar/Secular/Pagan New Year
Animals/Mythical beings:
yule goat (nordic), reindeer stag, squirrels, yule cat, Sacred White Buffalo, Kallikantzaroi-ugly chaos monsters(greek), trolls, phoenix, yule elf, jule gnome, squirrels, wren/robin
Gemstones:
cat’s eye, ruby, diamond, garnet, bloodstone
Incense/Oils:
bayberry, cedar, ginger, cinnamon, pine, rosemary, frankincense, myrrh, nutmeg, wintergreen, saffron
Colors:
gold, silver, red, green, white
Tools,Symbols, & Decorations:
bayberry candles, evergreens, holly, mistletoe, poinsettia,mistletoe, lights, gifts, Yule log, Yule tree. spinning wheels, wreaths, bells, mother & child images
Goddesses:
Great Mother, Befana (strega), Holda (teutonic), Isis(egyptian), Triple Goddess, Mary(christian), Tonazin(mexican), Lucina(roman), St. Lucy (swedish),Bona Dea (roman), Mother Earth, Eve(Hebrew), Ops(roman Holy Mother), the Snow Queen, Hertha (German), Frey (Norse)
Gods:
Sun Child, Saturn(rome), Cronos (Greek), Horus/Ra(egyptian), Jesus(christian-gnostic), Mithras(persian), Balder(Norse), Santa Claus/Odin(teutonic), Holly King, Sol Invicta, Janus(God of Beginnings), Marduk (Babylonian)Old Man Winter
Essence:
honor, rebirth, transformation, light out of darkness, creative inspiration, the mysteries, new life, regeneration, inner renewal, reflection/introspection
Dynamics/Meaning:
death of the Holly (winter) King; reign of the Oak (summer) King), begin the ordeal of the Green Man, death & rebirth of the Sun God; night of greatest lunar imbalance; sun�s rebirth; shortest day of year
Purpose:
honor the Triple Goddess, welcome the Sun Child
Rituals/Magicks:
personal renewal, world peace, honoring family & friends, Festival of light, meditation
Customs:
lights, gift-exchanging, singing, feasting, resolutions, new fires kindled, strengthening family & friend bonds, generosity, yule log, hanging mistletoe, apple wassailing, burning candles, Yule tree decorating; kissing under mistletoe; needfire at dawn vigil; bell ringing/sleigh-bells; father yule
Foods:
nuts, apple, pear, caraway cakes soaked with cider, pork, orange, hibiscus or ginger tea, roasted turkey, nuts, fruitcake, dried fruit, cookies, eggnog, mulled wine
Herbs:
blessed thistle, evergreen, moss, oak, sage, bay, bayberry, cedar, pine, frankincense, ginger, holly, ivy, juniper, mistletoe, myrrh, pinecones, rosemary, chamomile, cinnamon, valarion, yarrow
Element:
earth
Threshold:dawn
Also, if you would like to find out more information on the festival Yule visit our Yule group.
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I celebrate Yule but acknowledge Christmas for the sake of the children in the family.
I want to try and do something more..Yule-like instead of Christmas. At first I wanted to set up a tree but I realize I prefer lights and candles instead so I have a string of lights set up-it is not very good but I am liking it and might soon set up a couple of tall taper candles.
My neighbor has set up lights outside and I love looking at them, especially the 'dripping' icle lights and when the tiny lights came into being I liked them even more as they reminded me of tiny stars.
I just adore the tiny, sparkly lights.
Sorry..just yammering here :)
I do Yule but for the grandsons I do Christmas as well! I prefer doing a Yule log but do a tree also for them. They aren't quite old enough yet to understand it all.
My family is not religious, like at all, but celebrate christmas (they say it's for the kids but I know they like it too) I have a large family so christmas is one of the few times out of the year that we all can meet together and spend some time with each other and I enjoy christmas for that reason ( the presents are a bonus lol)
However, I do celebrate Yule too, this is for me, I do this celebration for much deeper spiritual reasosns also well as honouring the seasons, nature and the earth
I'm the same. My family was not religious (well, the Jewish half was a bit) but we celebrated Christmas and it's been my favorite time of year since long before I was a witch. The celebration was never about Christ in my family (besides, most archaeologists believe Jesus was born in spring). It's a celebration of family, friendship, a goodwill. You can feel love and generosity in the air.
My favorite example of the true spirit of Christmas is the famous WWI Christmas Armistice. In the muddy trenches on Christmas morning, someone on one side started singing a carol. The rest of their troop joined, then, surprisingly, the other side joined in. They all came out and made a temporary truce and shared drinks and played soccer. It was beautiful.