Tag: yuletide

All Natural Yule Wreath

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Lori

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Today I’m making a big wreath to hang on the front of our house for Yule. First of all, I want to complain a little about my husband B teasing me for often saying “reef” because my Arizona drawl comes out now and then….

Category: Crafts, SabbatsTags: boxwood, cedar, christmas, cinnamon, decoration, fir, fruit, juniper, lemon, lotus, magnolia, oranges, pomegrante, star anise, tarot, temple, winter solstice, wreath, yule, yuletide

Yule Fruit Garlands

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Lori

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For Yule, I’m decorating my house in garlands of cranberries, dried orange slices, cinnamon sticks, and star anise, and making a wreath that I will post on next. There is also a pine cone garland, I’ll talk about that briefly at the end. This…

Category: Crafts, SabbatsTags: christmas, cinnamon, cranberries, decoration, finnish, fruit, garlands, oranges, star anise, tarot, temple, winter solstice, yule, yuletide

The History of Yule and the Wild Hunt

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Lori

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Written by Lori Evans December 2017, updated December 2019. A number of events are connected to the Yuletide season and the Jul/Yule Feast: the Winter Solstice (the longest night of the year, referred to as the “Tekufat Tevet” in the Talmud, and in the…

Category: Educational, SabbatsTags: british, celtic, christmas, germany, greek, history, norse, roman, Scandinavian, wild hunt, winter solstice, yule, yuletide