~* For All My Friends *~ by NekhbetSun

2D • Seasonal/Holiday • posted on Dec 21, 2006

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Good Morning Everyone.... Yule, or Winter Solstice, represents the rebirth of light. During this longest night of the year, the Goddess gives birth to the Divine Child of Promise. His is the promise of summer and the return of the sun. In early human civilization, as the days grew colder and the nights grew longer and darker, candles and fires were lit to lure back the sun. At this "time of darkness", while the Earth was sleeping, many did not survive. Winter was a time of death and stagnation. Shelter was drafty, disease was common and food was scarce. The night of the sun's "rebirth" was celebrated with much joy. From this day forward, the days would become longer. Even though the cold and darkness still prevailed, hope was renewed and the people began to look forward to the warmth of summer. Yule was not celebrated in early Celtic traditions. It was brought to Britain by the invading Saxons who viewed Yule as the "turning time". Yule literally means "wheel" in Old Norse. Because the symbolism of the wheel was so important to this Sabbat, it became a day sacred to Goddesses of the spinning wheel. Wreaths were a popular representation of the endless cycle...the Wheel of the Year. "Go ye ever in the Way of the Gods And live their Blessings Have a Joyous Yule, A Wonderful Solstice, And a Prosperous New Year!" Passage from "The Rites of Odin" Wishing all of my dear friends all the joys of the Season ! ~ Love & Hugs ~ * Mina *