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Yule/Winter Solstice E-book

A pagan winter solstice festival that has been celebrated for centuries in various forms by Germanic pagans, Celtic pagans, and neopagans. It celebrates the rebirth of the sun, as the solstice marks the point where the days start to become longer again. It is seen as a time of new beginnings. It honors the winter goddess and the divine feminine, often connecting to goddesses like Holda, Brigid, and Modranicht. It represents the battle between the oak king, who rules the half of the year from the summer solstice up until Yule, and the holly king, who rules from Yule to the summer solstice. At Yule, the oak king surrenders to the holly king. Traditional practices include burning the Yule log, decorating with holly, mistletoe, evergreens, exchanging gifts, feasting, dancing, singing, and making offerings to gods and spirits.