12 days of solstice

Today is the Winter Solstice, and I'm sharing some 8 winter solstice traditions to help you celebrate this time of year.

This 12 days of Yule mini-course is designed to give you daily focus, help you ground into the reason for the season & to feel more connected to your Ancestors & the Old Powers. Includes various combinations of folklore, history, rituals, activities, prayers, & stories connected to the daily theme.

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We all celebrate the coming of the winter season in one form or another. Through different cultures, in many religions, traditions are upheld to bring cheer and joy into our hearts and homes. I fin…

Yule (Ærre-Giuli, Hrutmanudhr , Jól, Jul, Yuletide, December) If you’ve ever heard the Christmas Carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” modern heathens opt to celebrate this as the Twelve Days of Yule, with the last day culminating on 12th Night. Since ancient calendars followed a different method of time, the solstice celebrations as well as later ‘Christmasy’ style observances can vary from place to place as to when they occur. Today, most Pagans and heathens celebrate the yuletide as…

As just one of the many winter solstice celebrations, Yule originates from the Norse people. This celebration originally lasted around 12 days (perhaps where the 12 days of Christmas came from?) to celebrate the rebirth of the sun. A wise woman once said "the greatest joy comes from learning the oldest skills". And what is

Last winter I wrote a series of twelve posts on Yuletide. Each post honored a theme or tradition associated with the pre-Christian winter holidays in old Europe. I have complied them here in one long post for you to browse through. Enjoy!

Embrace the Winter Solstice: Discover 20 Magical Symbols and Their Ancient Meanings

It is up to us to create Winter Solstice traditions based on what we know about this season combined with inspiration from how our ancestors might have celebrated.