Yule origins, tradition..

[Wise Owl]

Hello everyone, hope you are doing good.

I am trying to find some reliable source of information regarding the origin of Yule, not only YT videos where people can say what they read in some article.. Is there a book or a valid source where I can read more about this so that I can truly understand what Yule is about?

 

[Morell]

I threw it into Amazon search...
Christmas In Ritual And Tradition,Christian And Pagan By Clement A. Miles (Illustrated & Annotated): A Comprehensive Study of Sacred and Folk Holiday Customs seems to match what you seek.

 

[Wise Owl]

I threw it into Amazon search...
Christmas In Ritual And Tradition,Christian And Pagan By Clement A. Miles (Illustrated & Annotated): A Comprehensive Study of Sacred and Folk Holiday Customs seems to match what you seek.

I am unsure when people use Christmas in the name because as far as I heard (maybe I am wrong), Christmas is a mask for older, pagan holidays. But i will look into it. Thank you, sir.

 

[Morell]

Don't really know myself.

 

[Yazata]

Eight Sabbats for Witches - by Janet and Stewart Farrar may give you some leads.

 

[glaive]

The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain by Ronald Hutton has a chapter on Christmas and its conflation with Yule. It's hard to find good historical data on this, as Christianity brought writing, and thus historical records, to the British Isles. Hutton gives a good overview, though.

 

[Ben Gruagach]

Another good book on the topic is John Matthews' "The Winter Solstice: the Sacred Traditions of Christmas."