Wiccan & Pagan

Yule is celebrated on the first day of winter. This is the day that the sun is reborn to nourish the Earth again. Many of the traditions will seem familiar as the Christian religion borrowed...

As Yule approaches, Pagan people's religious focus goes from death to life. Yule is a festive celebration of light, the sun, rebirth and nature, and the decorations on your altar should capture...

The Winter Solstice, also known as Yule, occurs on the shortest and darkest day of the year. As waning light waxes toward Summer Solstice, Wiccans celebrate renewal and rebirth. As the seasons...

While Yule is sometimes used as another word for Christmas, historically it referred to the Winter Solstice holiday that has been celebrated by pagans for millennia. It is still one of the eight...

When Americans think of winter holidays, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa probably come to mind immediately. For modern American Pagans, however, the winter solstice is a religious holiday also...

Christmas is traditionally viewed as a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ, but the holiday is actually an adaptation of the Wiccan holiday of Yule. The season's emphasis on...

Around December 22, Pagans celebrate the Winter Solstice, or Yule, which is the longest night and the shortest day. Nights grow shorter until the Summer Solstice around June 22. The Yule ritual...