The Yule Sabbat: A History

<p>Pronounced &lsquo;Yool&rsquo; (ˈy&uuml;l) the Yule Sabbat is the shortest day of the year. It is celebrated at the Midwinter Solstice and begins on December 21st and runs through January 1st. Germanic peoples are credited with the creation of Yule, also known as Yule Time, Yule-tide, and Yule Season.</p> <p>It is a festival established in original commemorations of Odin the Norse God of War and the Dead, the Wild Hunt, the Pagan Anglo-Saxon Mōdraniht and the rebirth of the Sun.</p> <p>While etymologists have been unable to ascertain the pedigree of the word Yule, we do know that it holds root in Common Germanic, Old Norse, Old English, Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, and Faroese.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@pieankiewicz/the-yule-sabbat-a-history-acc2a57e5d83"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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