Yule / Yuletide / Jolablot is a pagan celebration connected to Óðinn and Mōdraniht.
Mōdraniht is held on the Night of the 24th of December. This in old English means "Night of the Mothers" or "Mothers' Night". This was converted by Christians to Christmas Eve, however, very much still celebrated in Heathenry. Mothers night is considered the longest night of the year.
This is the night when Óðinn comes with other deities and the spirits of the ancestors to bare gifts (which is later where Father Christmas was created). In return, goats were sacrificed (blót). However, the gift of life demands something far greater, human sacrifices are also made. To hang their corpses on trees by their neck or legs. This is what red decorations are for at Yule time.
The different colours of Decorations resemble:
Red - Blood (sacrifice)
White - Winter
Gold - Light
Green - Rebirth of the Earth (Tree)
Yule is a celebration, usually held on the 21st of December (12 days from the winter solstice) Where the night is longer and marks the re-birth of the Earth, and the Sun reviving (coming of the Sun). Celebrated as the end of the year/darkness and the beginning of the new year.
We thank the Gods, spirits of the land and we thank our ancestors for protection and advice.
We ask the gods for a good harvest. Some of the gods worshipped at this time are:
Sunna / Sol - Sun
Freyr and Baldr - Light and rebirth
Thor - Rebirth / Warmth and Fire
Nott - Night
Njorun - Dreams and Darkness.
In Yule, we praise life and the gift of life. Yule starts on the 21st of December through to the 2nd of January.
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The different colours of Decorations resemble:
Red - Blood (sacrifice)
White - Winter
Gold - Light
Green - Rebirth of the Earth (Tree)
Yule is a celebration, usually held on the 21st of December (12 days from the winter solstice) Where the night is longer and marks the re-birth of the Earth, and the Sun reviving (coming of the Sun). Celebrated as the end of the year/darkness and the beginning of the new year.
We thank the Gods, spirits of the land and we thank our ancestors for protection and advice.
We ask the gods for a good harvest. Some of the gods worshipped at this time are:
Sunna / Sol - Sun
Freyr and Baldr - Light and rebirth
Thor - Rebirth / Warmth and Fire
Nott - Night
Njorun - Dreams and Darkness.
In Yule, we praise life and the gift of life. Yule starts on the 21st of December through to the 2nd of January.
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