Jól
E845801
Jól is the Old Norse term for the midwinter festival that later evolved into the Scandinavian Yule celebration.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Norse cultural practice
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midwinter festival ⓘ pagan festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Júl
NERFINISHED
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Yule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
communal gatherings ⓘ drinking ⓘ feasting ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ winter solstice ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Odin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Þórr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarRelation | around winter solstice ⓘ |
| culture |
Norse paganism
ⓘ
Old Norse culture ⓘ |
| etymologicallyRelatedTo |
English Yule
ⓘ
Old English Geol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Christian Christmas traditions in Scandinavia ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
blót sacrifices
ⓘ
communal feasts ⓘ toasting ancestors ⓘ toasting the gods ⓘ toasting the king ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Viking Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pre-Christian Scandinavia ⓘ |
| influenced | Scandinavian Yule celebration ⓘ |
| label | Jól ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Old Norse sagas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
skaldic poetry ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Germanic peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norse peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Denmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Scandinavian Yule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Old Norse religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTransition | partly syncretized with Christian Christmas in Scandinavia ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| survivesAs |
Icelandic Christmas term "Jól"
ⓘ
modern Scandinavian Christmas customs ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | midwinter ⓘ |
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