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Traditional Winter Festivals in December

This was observed in many ways, some of which may be familiar including the Yule log ceremony, which began in Norway, when families would burn a giant log on the hearth to symbolise the returning sun’s blaze. Throughout ancient Ireland and the UK pieces of cloth would be tied to trees as offerings or prayers, and this idea of a ‘holiday tree’ decorated with trinkets and baubles has been adopted by other celebrations, most notably by the Christian observance of Christmas, and endures to this day. Read more