Origins of christmas traditons
bonfires and the burning of the yule log hold back the darkness across the world
Tracing the ancient roots of our christmas traditions
christian custom origin myths
When the puritans made christmas illegal, the christians put candles in their windows to signal priests that it was safe to come to their homes to celebrate the holy days
Our christmas traditions can be traced back to festivals such as zagmuk and saturnalia. Christian storytellers have created their own origins for these traditions- from candy cane to candles to the origin of tinsel
calender of the season
for those who mourn at the season of gathering together- there are longest night ceremonies on dec 21
It is my hope to arrange some form of calender to allow people to see what is happening all across the world on any given day of dec/jan to celebrate the return of the light
Watch for a link to the solstice lady facebook page to have these calender entries posted to you daily in December
Extinct christmas traditions
Russian maidens perform divination with chickens to determine who their future husbands might be
This festival season was once filled with rites and traditions, from christmas divinations to the hunting of the wren (companion of the holly king- traditionally hunted by young boys during the season) - take a wander around some old traditions that have fallen out of memory
The mock king became the lord of misrule became the king of the bean
Seasonal Humour
sol invictus all- may prosperity and health walk with you through the year