Yule
E235205
Yule is a traditional midwinter festival with pagan and later Christian associations, historically celebrated around the winter solstice in Northern Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yule canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
festival
ⓘ
midwinter festival ⓘ pagan festival ⓘ winter solstice celebration ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christmas
ⓘ
Christmastide ⓘ Yuletide ⓘ winter solstice ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage |
Old English
ⓘ
Old Norse language ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| hasAspect |
community gathering
ⓘ
ritual observance ⓘ seasonal renewal ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Anglo-Saxon England
ⓘ
Germanic peoples ⓘ Northern Europe ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
burning the Yule log
ⓘ
drinking ⓘ feasting ⓘ gift-giving ⓘ lighting fires ⓘ |
| hasOldEnglishForm | Geol ⓘ |
| hasOldNorseForm | Jól ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAssociation |
Christianity
ⓘ
paganism ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Yule log
ⓘ
evergreen branches ⓘ evergreen tree ⓘ holly ⓘ mistletoe ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
end of the dark half of the year
ⓘ
rebirth of the sun ⓘ return of light ⓘ |
| historicalReligion |
Germanic paganism
ⓘ
Germanic mythology ⓘ
surface form:
Norse paganism
|
| influenced |
Christmas traditions in Europe
ⓘ
modern Christmas customs ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| modernPractice |
Wicca
ⓘ
surface form:
Wiccan Wheel of the Year
neo-pagan celebrations ⓘ |
| positionInWheelOfYear | winter solstice sabbat ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
The Twelve Days of Christmas
ⓘ
surface form:
Twelve Days of Christmas
Yuletide ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
December
ⓘ
January ⓘ midwinter ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wild Hunt