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Yule

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[yool]

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noun

Christmas, or the Christmas season.
an ancient Germanic pagan holiday centering around the winter solstice, now sometimes celebrated by neopagans.

yule

/ ��ː�� /

noun

literary��(sometimes capital)
1. Christmas, the Christmas season, or Christmas festivities
2. ( in combination )
  yuletide

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Yule¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English yole, Old English geōl, geol(a) “Christmas day, Christmastide”; cognate with Old Norse ��ō��, the name of the pagan winter feast lasting 12 days, later applied to Christmas; akin to Gothic jiuleis

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Yule¹

Old English ��ō��, originally a name of a pagan feast lasting 12 days; related to Old Norse ��ō��, Swedish jul, Gothic jiuleis

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Yule was also an instructor who taught at Juilliard, Columbia University and at HB Studio.

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So in that case, you treat it more like the Yule log, right, at Christmas time.

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"Everything is the same as Yule Day, with a big party at the end of the evening."

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Daniel Yule, who won the race last year for the third time, lost his balance and the Swiss skier missed a gate in his second run.

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Juovllat, or Yule, was a time to hide from the terrifying stállu, a creature who sucked out the life spirit of the Sámi with an iron tube.

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What does��yule mean?

The word yule can be used as another name for Christmas, the Christian holiday to celebrate the birth of Jesus.However, yule can also refer to the celebration of the Winter Solstice that’s observed in some Pagan traditions.Like the word Christmas, yule can also be used to refer to the Christmas season—Christmastime. Another word for this is yuletide.When they’re used in reference to Christmas, the terms yule and yuletide are often intended to sound a bit old-timey—yuletide carols being sung by a choir, and all that.Example: I like to spend Yule sitting by the hearth, listening to tales of winters gone by.

yulan Yule log

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