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The Darkest Night of the Year
Merry Yule! Yule, also known as Yuletide or Jól, is one of the ways in which the Winter Solstice (Midwinter) is celebrated throughout the world. Corresponding closely (though not precisely) to the date of Christmas, Yule has been celebrated by German cultures for centuries and become blended with Christmas traditions along the way. Of course, down south today is actually Litha, the Summer Solstice.
As we always do for these public occasions of festivity we’ve gathered all our related content here for you to enjoy. We hope you have a happy holiday!
—Aryós Héngwis
Solstice / Yule Posts
- Steven Posch "Deeper Names"
- Molly. "Everyday Blessings"
- Tasha Halpert. "Expectations of Christmas Time"
- Tasha Halpert. "Holiday Cookies"
- Molly. "Honoring the Completion of the Year"
- Trivia at the Crossroads. "Io Saturnalia!"
- The Cunning Wife. "Liquid Glow"
- Steven Posch. "A Matter of Magic"
- Mark Green. "Mulled Wine"
- Molly. "A Quiet Invitation"
- Molly. "The Twin Pulls of the Solstice"
- Robin Fennelly. "Winter Fires, Part 1"
- Robin Fennelly. "Winter Fires, Part 2"
- Mark Green. "Yule"
Winter Posts
- Jude Lally. "Antlered Advent"
- Tasha Halpert. "Expressing Gratitude for Small Blessings"
- Nimue Brown. "For the Love of Leaf Snow"
- Steven Posch. "The Lie That Tells the Truth"
- Sandra Kynes. "The Magic of Evergreens"
- Steven Posch. "The Pomegranate Tree"
- Nimue Brown. "Signs of Spring"
- Steven Posch. "The Snow Flower"
- Steven Posch. "The Winter Peach"
Birth Posts
Darkness Posts
- Karen Clark. "Beauty in the Belly of the Dark"
- Laurie Novotny. "Many Blessings"
- Steven Posch. "Serious Big Magic"
Light Posts
- Laurie Novotny. "My Work Is Therapy"
- We'Moon. "Remember the Light"
- Steven Posch. "Stag of Light"
- Steven Posch. "Tree with Suns"
- Karen Clark. "Your Undimmed Lightness of Being"
Cool Things We Found
- "8 Things To Do for Winter Solstice"
- "5 Essential Christmas Movies to Watch with Your Kids"
- "Are Artificial Christmas Trees Better for the Environment than Real Ones?"
- "Chained Mixes VR and Live Actors To Tell a Dark Christmas Tale"
- "Chilling Advntures of Sabrina Wishes You a Spooky Winter Solstice"
- "China's War on Christmas Hasn't Deterred Kids from Letters to Santa"
- "First Successful Uterus Transplant from Deceased Donor"
- "Happy Winter Solstice"
- "How To Keep a Christmas Tree Fresh"
- "The Last Queen of Mongolia Exhibition Opens"
- "Lookling Back on Doctor Who's First Christmas Episode"
- "Merry Witchmas"
- "The Rebel Midwives of Alabama"
- "These Delicious Winter Cocktails Will Warm Your Spirits This Holiday Season"
- "Vietnamese Girl Eyes Ticket to North Pole"
- "A Winter Bonfire"
- "Witch's Harvest Sangria"
- "Your Guide to Christmas Food from Around the World"
- "A Yule Ritual"
- "Yuletide Musings"
Top image by Régis François Gignoux
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