yule, festival observed historically by germanic peoples and in modern times primarily by neo-pagans, coinciding with the winter solstice (december 2122 in the northern hemisphere. yule is one of the oldest winter solstice festivals, with origins among the ancient norse thousands of years ago. its roots are complicated and difficult to trace, although there are several theories about how and why the festival was celebrated. it is generally agreed that yule celebrations began as a norse festival called jol.
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