General Stuff Done On Yule

[RegularJackass]

Yule is another name for the Winter Solstice. It celebrates the winter. This year it lands on December 21, 2018. Traditional activities include decorating an evergreen tree outside, bringing in all kinds of decorative stuff indoors like pine boughs, evergreen boughs, pinecones, and acorns, and pretty much the same decorations as you'd typically find in an American home for Christmas minus the chopped-down tree (not very earth friendly lol) ***EDIT 10/5/19: Apparently that chopped down tree actually is traditional for Pagans. My bad.*** Activities include hosting parties and potlucks, giving gifts, burning red or regular candles, and burning a yule log made out of oak or ash for the entire twelve days of Yule, starting on the solstice and continuing on. Long story short it's a celebration of continued life and light.
Other things you can do on the Solstice are:
Drill out three holes in a log made of ash or wood, cut off or sand down the bottom so that it stands upright without rolling, stick candle holders in those, and then lavishly decorate this modern version of a Yule log with a hot glue gun and natural objects such as acorns, pine cones, ribbons, and so on. On Yule itself, you burn three candles in their holders in said log. Colors of the candles depend on the tradition you are a part of. Some people do white, red, and black for the Triple Goddess of Maiden, Mother, and Crone. Others do red, green, and gold or white, for the Lady, the Lord, and for the return of the Sun/hope/joy, or something like that. It varies.
Make some bread, cookies, and other baked goods
Burn plenty of candles
Cast a spell for peace, hope, light, or joy, on a small or large scale
Leave all the lights on in the house and yard, overnight
Burn three bayberry candles to the socket "to bring luck to the home and money to the pocket" supposedly
Wake up before dawn on the day after Yule, Dec. 22 this year, to watch the sun rise
Don't forget - there are very few people out there who don't want to hear some version of "Happy Holidays!" Seasonal cheer is hard to come by these days; try to do your part.
If you're looking for winter solstice cards, this website has them. It also appears to have a resource whereby if you are an artist, they might pay you for your work, but since I'm not one, I wouldn't know if it's got fair wages etc. https://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/
Guide to growing your own christmas trees https://davesgarden.com/guides/articles ... tmas-trees