Yule- the Winter Solstice

Midwinter, the longest night of the year. Light a candle in every window, beacon for the soon to be reborn Sun. Celebrate a bounty at this time when things are at their bleakest.

Common Yule Traditions
Many contemporary Christmas traditions have their roots in ancient Winter Solstice celebrations. Here are a few common Wiccan and Pagan ways to celebrate this Sabbat:

• stay up all night to welcome the new born Sun in the morning, often accompanied with enthusiastic drumming
• decorate a Yule tree! String seeds, nuts, cranberries, and popcorn for garland. After the Sabbat, the garlands can be hung outside as offerings and to feed birds and squirrels.
• light a Yule Log: save the trunk (at least part) of your Yule Tree to use for next year's Yule Log. Burn as part of sympathetic magick to draw back the Sun.
• a Feast: appropriate foods are roast meats (such as pork, venison, and game birds,) baked apples, mince pies, and nuts.