Yule: Norse Winter Solstice Festival of Light and Ancestors
Yule, known in Old Norse as jǫ́l and Old English as geol, was a central festival in the ancient Germanic calendar, observed around the winter solstice, the longest night and darkest time of the year. It served as both a communal and cosmological ritual, designed to sustain hope, strengthen community bonds, and honor ancestral spirits. During Yule, families and communities
