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Many modern-day Christmas rituals, like decorating trees and burning yule logs, are derived from Winter Solstice traditions.
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Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The Yule festival in German and pagan tradition is one of the oldest winter solstice celebrations in the world and includes burning a yule log—often the largest log a family could find—on the shortest and darkest day of the year.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
At Ember, specialty items include slow-roasted prime rib and Bailey's yule log.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
Just adding this yule log to our ever-growing list of the best things to buy at Sam's Club, including the rotisserie chicken, tires, croissants, and, yes, that sheet cake.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The Yule festival in German and pagan tradition is one of the oldest winter solstice celebrations in the world and includes burning a yule log—often the largest log a family could find—on the shortest and darkest day of the year.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
At Ember, specialty items include slow-roasted prime rib and Bailey's yule log.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
Just adding this yule log to our ever-growing list of the best things to buy at Sam's Club, including the rotisserie chicken, tires, croissants, and, yes, that sheet cake.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yule
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Parker Owens just bought a house in Gary around Christmas time and with it a whole bunch of baby chicks that her granddaughters Aurorah, Ava and Alayna had already decided which ones were their own to mind.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Survivors include her husband, Simon Otto, a veteran director (That Christmas), head of character animation (the How to Train Your Dragon films) and animator; their son, Max; her mother, Teruko; sister Hiroko; and brother Keiichi.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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Late last year, to signal the return of Davies and commemorate its 60th anniversary, three specials aired featuring fan favorites David Tennant and Catherine Tate before Gatwa was introduced in a third Xmas special – The Church on Ruby Road, which divided critics.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Dec. 2024
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Bong Candle’s Xmas Treez Bong Candle’s limited holiday time items are sure to bring on the giggles due to their names, never mind their effects.—
Joan Oleck,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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Enjoy the garden of lights, indoor dramas in Legacy Hall, live nativity, Eden Zoo, playground and Encounter the Wonder SFX show.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
29 Dec. 2024
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There is a large-scale nativity, Dickens-era carolers and the lighting of the tree, among other features.—
Heather McRea,
Orange County Register,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Yule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yule. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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