For the Vikings, Germanic tribes, and other pagan peoples of pre-Christian Europe, this celebration, known as Yule, was originally meant to honor the winter solstice. The Yule or Yuletide ...

Historians speculate this was done by the Emperor as a move to weaken established pagan celebrations that occurred around the Winter Solstice ... tradition of Yule Logs. With little understanding ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Temple of Sacred Knowledge and Roanoke City Parks and Recreation are hosting a Yule Masquerade Ball on Dec. 21. The event goes from 6-9 p.m. at the Fishburn Mansion ...

For this reason, pagan and druid communities ... Jul' was the name given to the old winter solstice festivals. This is where the word we know as 'Yule' comes from, and where the custom of the ...