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Winter Solstice: The Unconquered Sun At the Winter Solstice, we celebrate Children's Day to honour our children and to bring warmth, light and cheerfulness into the dark time of the year. Holidays such as this have their origin as holy days . They are the way human beings mark the sacred times in the yearly cycle of life. In the northern latitudes, midwinter's day has been an important time for ...

MYTH*ING LINKS An Annotated & Illustrated Collection of Worldwide Links to Mythologies, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Sacred Arts & Sacred Traditions by Kathleen Jenks, Ph.D. Pacifica Graduate Institute YULETIDE AROUND THE WORLD Siberian Shamaness Courtesy of Tradestone International YULETIDE IN SCANDINAVIA Gnomes in goat-drawn sled Courtesy of Tradestone International * http://www.candlegrove.

Yule: circa December 21 by Mike Nichols copyright by MicroMuse Press This file contains 10 seasonal articles by Mike Nichols. They may be freely distributed provided that the following conditions are met: (1) No fee is charged for their use and distribution and no commercial use is made of them; (2) These files are not changed or edited in any way without the author's permission; (3) This notice ...

Great Yultide songs for Pagans using familiar tunes ...

The Yule Log A Pagan Tradition While most people have heard of the Yule Log, few people realize that its tradition can be traced back to the days of the pagan Norsemen, or Vikings. To celebrate their belief in the powers of the gods, the Norsemen held festivals. The father of the Gods was Odin or Thor, commonly called the Yule Father (Yule referred to the sun). The original Yule Log Ceremony was ...