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At long last, we’ve come to the valley of the year: the longest night, the middle of winter, and the apex of darkness. But as they so often say “it’s often darkest before the light” and cultures around the world have long celebrated midwinter with merry revelry, well aware that the Sun will soon return.

In our annual megapost for Yuletide, we’ve gathered as many stories as we could find about winter, seasonal merriment, and gift-giving for the holiday season. Many of the linked posts are from our own PaganSquare, but you’ll find plenty more if you feel inclined to look. We hope you and enjoy and wish you a very Merry Yule (and a Happy New Year’s)!

-Aryós Héngwis

Yuletide/Christmas Posts:

 

Midwinter/Solstice Posts:

 

Birth and Rebirth Posts:

 

Darkness Posts:

 

Light Posts:

 

Winter Posts:

 

Cool Stuff We Found:

Top image by Tony Nordin