Yule
Name: Yule
Date(s): December 20-23 (Northern Hemisphere) or June 20-23 (Southern Hemisphere)
Moon: Cold Moon, Oak Moon, Moon of Long Nights
Symbols: Yule Log, Yule Tree, Candles, Advent Wreath
Deities: All Newborn Gods and Sun Gods, and all Mother Goddesses and Triple Goddesses
Colors: Red, Green, Gold and White
Foods: Nuts, Fruits such as Apples and Pears, Cookies and Cakes of Caraway, Pork, Wassail
Herbs: Holly, Mistletoe, Ivy, Cedar, Bay, Juniper, Rosemary, Pine, Evergreens, Poinsettias, Valerian, Myrrh
Incense: Pine, Cinnamon
Gemstones: Bloodstone, Rubies, and Garnets
Focus: Yule is the Winter Solstice. It is the time of the shortest daylight hours in the year, and of course, the longest night. The Goddess gives birth to the God at this time, representing a rebirth of light. Here the Goddess gives birth to the Sun Child and hope for new light is reborn. It is the time of year when the Earth (wood) spirits are encouraged to rest, in preparation for all the hard work ahead of them to replenish the Earth with the fresh blooms of new life, the forthcoming of spring.
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