"Happy Yule" - Print
Yule is a festival celebrated during the winter solstice (Dec. 20-21 in the Northern Hemisphere) with origins tracing back to the Germanic peoples in Scandinavia and it is older than the Christian holiday of Christmas by some thousands of years. As a festival, it most probably featured feasting, lights, gathering and sacrifice to Gods or creatures like elves, according to some historians. The idea if the Yule log is believed to come from a tradition of burning a huge log during the festival (which could last days) and today it has been adapted to baked cakes or simply decorated logs on tables. Neo-Pagans also observe Yule as a celebration of the return of the sun, since the winter solstice marks the last shortest day of the year, which means each day after is longer and longer. Some also say that burning the log wards off bad energies and brings protection to one’s home.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/science/winter-solstice
Size of prints: 8”x10” (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
or
11”x14” (27.94 × 35.5 cm).
Yule is a festival celebrated during the winter solstice (Dec. 20-21 in the Northern Hemisphere) with origins tracing back to the Germanic peoples in Scandinavia and it is older than the Christian holiday of Christmas by some thousands of years. As a festival, it most probably featured feasting, lights, gathering and sacrifice to Gods or creatures like elves, according to some historians. The idea if the Yule log is believed to come from a tradition of burning a huge log during the festival (which could last days) and today it has been adapted to baked cakes or simply decorated logs on tables. Neo-Pagans also observe Yule as a celebration of the return of the sun, since the winter solstice marks the last shortest day of the year, which means each day after is longer and longer. Some also say that burning the log wards off bad energies and brings protection to one’s home.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/science/winter-solstice
Size of prints: 8”x10” (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
or
11”x14” (27.94 × 35.5 cm).
Yule is a festival celebrated during the winter solstice (Dec. 20-21 in the Northern Hemisphere) with origins tracing back to the Germanic peoples in Scandinavia and it is older than the Christian holiday of Christmas by some thousands of years. As a festival, it most probably featured feasting, lights, gathering and sacrifice to Gods or creatures like elves, according to some historians. The idea if the Yule log is believed to come from a tradition of burning a huge log during the festival (which could last days) and today it has been adapted to baked cakes or simply decorated logs on tables. Neo-Pagans also observe Yule as a celebration of the return of the sun, since the winter solstice marks the last shortest day of the year, which means each day after is longer and longer. Some also say that burning the log wards off bad energies and brings protection to one’s home.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/science/winter-solstice
Size of prints: 8”x10” (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
or
11”x14” (27.94 × 35.5 cm).
