Yule is a winter festival historically observed by the Germanic peoples that was incorporated into Christmas during the Christianisation of the Germanic peoples. In present times adherents of some new religious movements (such as Modern Germanic paganism) celebrate Yule independently of the Christian festival.

Yule, festival observed historically by Germanic peoples and in modern times primarily by Neo-Pagans, coinciding with the winter solstice (December 21–22 in the Northern Hemisphere; June 20–21 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Yule was a traditional Germanic winter festival that was celebrated on the Winter Solstice, and Yuletide (also known as the Yule Time or the Yule Season) ran for about two months. In more modern times, Yule was rebranded and reformulated by Christians and renamed Christmastide.

On the arrival of the Winter Solstice, Yule is observed. Also known as Jul, Yule predates the Christmas holiday by thousands of years.

Rooted in ancient pagan traditions and embraced by modern practitioners, Yule, a festival spanning from December 20 th (Mother’s Night) to January 1 st (Yule Night), marks a profound passage through the solstice, the rebirth of the Sun, and the intricate dance of divine energies.

Dec 18, 2024 · Yule, or Yuletide, falls around the Winter Solstice starting on Dec. 21 all the way to Jan. 1, and lasts for 12 days. This holiday is celebrated by practitioners of witchcraft, Pagans, and spiritual seekers.

Dec 20, 2024 · Let the days of Yule guide you through the winter and into the new year with hope and purpose with this expanded 13-day Yule celebration.

Dec 10, 2020 · Yule is the time to celebrate the rebirth of the light after the very darkest part of the year. In neopagan traditions, Yule (also known as Jól) is when the god, who sacrificed himself at Samhain, has journeyed through the underworld and, in the embrace of the goddess, becomes the child of light.

Yule is when the dark half of the year relinquishes to the light half. Starting the next morning at sunrise, the sun climbs just a little higher and stays a little longer in the sky each day. Known as Solstice Night, or the longest night of the year, the sun's "rebirth" was celebrated with much joy.

Yule is the shortest day and longest night of the year, occurring in the Northern Hemisphere between December 20th and 23rd. One of the main traditions of Yule involves the symbolic lighting of the Yule log which represents the sun's return and the triumph of light over dark.