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Yule (Festival)

LC control no.sh2015001181
LC classificationBF1572.Y85 Witchcraft
Topical headingYule (Festival)
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Variant(s)Winter solstice (Festival)
Midwinter (Festival)
See alsoCalendar, Celtic
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Fasts and feasts
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Winter festivals
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Found inWork cat: 2015015225: (Yule; Winter solstice; Midwinter).
Dictionary of cults, sects, religions and the occult, 1993: Yule; shortest day of the year, December 22)
BBC WWW site, Dec. 4, 2018: Winter Solstice (The Pagan celebration of Winter Solstice (also known as Yule) is one of the oldest winter celebrations in the world. The Winter Solstice falls on the shortest day of the year (21st December) and was celebrated in Britain long before the arrival of Christianity. The Druids (Celtic priests) would cut the mistletoe that grew on the oak tree and give it as a blessing.)