These days, Yuletide is synonymous with Christmastide, and both refer to the period of time around Christmas Eve. Yule and Christmas are not the same, though some use Yule to refer to the whole Christmas season. However, many of the traditions associated with Christmas come from older pagan traditions associated with fertility, protection, and abundance. Wait, the Christmas tree?! As The Vikings used to decorate a tree with runes and other protective symbols.
During this Jol festival, children would fill their boots with straw and leave them out for the Norse god Odin. As bearded Odin rode by on his eight-legged horse Sleipnir, he would slip down their chimneys and leave gifts behind for them near the hearth. How many reindeer are there again? The Celts burned a Yule Log as well, though they believed that the sun stood still for 12 days and began moving again on the winter solstice. Ancient Romans also held a multi-day winter festival known as Saturnalia.
It honored Saturn the god of agriculture and rules , but emphasized revelry and the upending of the usual order. In fact, the Irish saint is a Christianized version of the pagan goddess Imbolc who was the daughter of the Dagda.
Bealtaine was also a major pagan festival in Ireland. It was a celebration which marked the start of summer. Bealtaine also lives on as the Irish word for the month of May. Bealtaine was also associated with fire, and it is believed that the Druids used to do create two large fires in a field on Bealtaine and drive their cattle between the fires to protect them from disease.
This was a special festival held in order to welcome the growth of the corn and the beginning of the harvest season, which was of huge significance to the Celtic people. Samhain marked the annual divide between the lighter half summer and the darker half winter.
It was believed that the veil between our world and the spirit world was at its thinnest at this time. Christianity incorporated the honouring of the dead into the Christian calendar with All Saints All Hallows and All Souls, which take place every November. Recent archaeological findings lend weight to the claim that Samhain, and thus Halloween, originated here.
A special festival is still held annually at Tlaghta to celebrate Samhain, and is attended by hundreds of people from all around the world. Please update your payment details to keep enjoying your Irish Times subscription. Do you recognize any Christmas traditions borrowed from Yule? Share your observations, stories, and traditions related to the holiday. Examine your holiday traditions and compare them to those of yuletide. Where do they cross and blend?
No way, they were doing a census in such conditions. To conclude, Christians were very smart in their "marketing" of their religion. They knew that there was NO WAY, people would convert if it meant that they had to give up on their celebrations. I mean, think about it. Why would you put a tree in your living room, decorate it, put a star on top, light candles and give gifts No, the reason we celebrate Jesus' birthday in December, probably has much more to do with the fact that there already was a holiday there Winter Solstice.
So to make it easier for everyone, the Christian Holidays were put on dates where we already had some celebration going. If you aren't convinced yet, try taking the other Christians holidays and notice how they are at the same time as the Pagan ones.
It's not a coincidence. It is public facts that Christians embraces Yule and Saturnalia traditions to convert pagans into Christianity. There are us Christians that have researched the traditions orgins. They viewed pagan traditions as evil and because they followed gods other than Jesus. Read More.
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