Yule / Jól

Here is how to celebrate Yule / Jól: - Yule Log: Burn a log (or candle) for all 12 nights. Each night honor a different aspect of Yule. Modern adaptation: Use a large pillar candle. Carve runes of protection and abundance. - Blót to Odin: Pour mead or ale. Hail Odin as Jólnir (Yule-figure) and gift-giver. Modern adaptation: Leave a small gift at your altar — something you created.

To prepare for Yule / Jól: Materials needed: Candle or Yule log, Mead or ale, Evergreen boughs. Modern preparation: Use a large pillar candle. Carve runes of protection and abundance. Modern preparation: Leave a small gift at your altar — something you created.

The deities honored at Yule / Jól are: Odin, Freyr, Sunna, Frigg, The Dísir. The great midwinter festival. The Wild Hunt rides. The sun is reborn. Odin as gift-giver (Jólnir). 12 nights of feasting, sacrifice, and celebration of kin.

The spiritual theme of Yule / Jól: Death and rebirth of the sun — hope emerging from darkness. Reflection prompts: What died in your life this year that needs to be released? What do you want to be reborn with the returning light?

Also known as: Midwinter, Jólahlót, The Twelve Nights. The great midwinter festival. The Wild Hunt rides. The sun is reborn. Odin as gift-giver (Jólnir). 12 nights of feasting, sacrifice, and celebration of kin.

Yule / Jól is a Norse festival. The great midwinter festival. The Wild Hunt rides. The sun is reborn. Odin as gift-giver (Jólnir). 12 nights of feasting, sacrifice, and celebration of kin.