Christmas is filled with traditions, some we make ourselves, some have been passed down through generations and some we practice but have no idea why. One of these events, traditions, is the celebration of yuletide and all the things that comes with it. But questions arise; what is yuletide, where does it come from and what on earth is a yule?
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•Dunn, Morgan. “Bonfires, Feasts, and Human Sacrifice: How the Vikings Celebrated ‘Christmas.’” All That’s Interesting, All That’s Interesting, 26 Oct. 2023, allthatsinteresting.com/yule.
•How to Celebrate Yule, How Do Pagans Celebrate Yule? - Cosmopolitan, www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a38039639/how-to-celebrate-yule/. Accessed 24 Dec. 2023.
•Justin (not, et al. “What Is Yule? What Is a Yule Log?” Almanac.Com, 4 Dec. 2023, www.almanac.com/content/what-yule-log-christmas-traditions.
•“Yule Goat.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Dec. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_goat.
•“Yule.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 18 Dec. 2023, www.britannica.com/topic/Yule-festival.
•“Yule.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Dec. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule.