The Heathen Celebration of Yule: Ancient and Modern (and was it stolen?)

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Offerings: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OmGmpBGl1yA.html
Njordr: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6qDNTs3XG9o.html
Freyr: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-N5norUmt7mE.html
Odin's Havamal: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zVdNr9vlb-0.html
Sol and Mani: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e2YmvQUmeZ8.html
What the Viking Religion was like before the Eddas: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CDWC6mqdp2Y.html
Further Reading:
- Bede - The Reckoning of Time
- Snorri - Heimskringla - The Saga of Hakon the Good
- Snorri - Prose Edda mentions the Gods as Yule-Beings
- The Names of Odin: skaldic.abdn.ac.uk/db.php?id=3228&if=default&table=text&val=edition
- Beofeld the night before yule: windintheworldtree.wordpress.com/2021/11/28/twas-the-night-before-yule/
- Beofeld on Yule: windintheworldtree.wordpress.com/2018/11/19/yule-tis-the-season/
- Origins of the 12 days of Christmas: www.goarch.org/-/what-are-the-12-days-of-christmas
- Historical analysis for the Timing of Yule: minewyrtruman.wordpress.com/2021/12/07/in-defense-of-a-december-yule/
- More on Yule timing: windintheworldtree.wordpress.com/2020/12/22/against-the-sassites/
- The Grump that Stole Yule: windintheworldtree.wordpress.com/2020/12/22/the-grump-that-stole-yule/
00:00 - Intro
01:21 - When is Yule?
04:30 - What happens during Yule?
08:09 - Yule Offerings & Sacrifices
09:48 - The Yule Log Tangent
12:08 - The Feast with Hakon the Good
14:48 - The Modern Yule
16:25 - Moving of Yule: was it stolen?
music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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@Rex26572 2 года назад

I like the special attention to modernizing practices. People can get so wrapped up in recreating things from a historical standpoint, even though it can be hard to execute in their circumstances. It makes it hard to enjoy the event. Taking a little history, balancing it with your life situation, and respectfully adding it to your celebrations makes everyone happy. (and if they get spicy, liberally apply the rules of heathen discourse.)

@zandernewson9933 2 года назад

I think it’s important to create our own new and distinct practices. Recreation is important, but it’s difficult and at times, impossible. Where we cannot recreate, we should create.

@MysticHeather 2 года назад

This is exactly how I approach it! It makes it doable and enjoyable 🎄

@CapriUni 2 года назад

And besides, even if the polytheistic religion of the Norse *had* continued in an unbroken heritage over the last 1,300+ years, it *still* would end up being very different today than it was back then. I doubt even King Hakon the Good would recognize our modern version of Christianity, compared to his own.

@zandernewson9933 2 года назад

@@CapriUni That’s true. Everything evolves

@willlowsage9603 2 года назад

bestie how did you get a mjolnir in ur name!!!

@alexcypher4794 2 года назад

Whether Odin is Santa or not, we can all agree on one thing: I really need to a get a Yule goat.

@alexcypher4794 2 года назад

@@mbyrd9223 Sounds nice but I've heard nothing but bad things about Grimfrost.

@funnygaming2672 2 года назад

@@mbyrd9223 oh thank you for the shop suggestion ! ;)

@dreadcthulhu5 2 года назад

I want one too and the Grimfrost one does seem a reasonable price. What bad things have you heard?

@alexcypher4794 2 года назад

@@dreadcthulhu5 Grimfrost seem to be the kind of people that appropriate the aesthetic of Heathenry as part of a more or less secular veneration of "Viking culture", with vaguely nationalist undertones. Wolf the Red criticized them for it a while back and they responded through a kind of aggressive condescension towards him.

@windhamearl4544 2 года назад

100% you should!

@mackereltabbie Год назад

As a Norwegian, I feel the need to insist on a couple of traditions: the first is ale: you should brew a wooden bathtub-ful of ale to share with friends, family and any visitors. And even if you can't (be bothered to) brew, sharing food and/or drink with any who visit (most definitely including any JW's, Christmas carollers, people who want to sell you something or ask for donations), even if it's just candy or gingerbread, is important. They're probably not Odin in disguise, but you never know. Better safe than sorry. And keep food out (no need to sprinkle blood, wrapped candy is fine) in case of uninvited midnight visitors who don't care about doors and walls. Keep some lights on for the same visitors.

@stelladonaconfredobutler9459 7 месяцев назад

Yes. Yes. Yes!!!!!!!!

@Wib0 15 дней назад

Demons like candy more then blood..?

@mackereltabbie 11 дней назад

@@Wib0 they like that you share something valuable that you could have kept for yourself

@jennyaxelsson3673 2 года назад

In Sweden it doesn't matter if you're a heathen or a Christian. The Yule goat ( julbocken) has its place next to the Christmas tree in pretty much every home and the Christmas ham is the centerpiece of every julbord.

@tomford3437 2 года назад

Heathen?

@jennyaxelsson3673 2 года назад

@@tomford3437 It's complicated...

@Bdfhvj 2 года назад

@@jennyaxelsson3673 I feel this

@sonye-jin6737 Год назад

The giant Julbocken in Gävle is also often (despite efforts by the police and municipality) burnt down. A weird joke that got out of hand.

@jakobrosenqvist4691 Год назад

@@sonye-jin6737 The goat must burn for our sins, to keep the world on the proper path and to bring light to the long night.

@tamatelford2759 2 года назад

Each Winter Solstice my husband and I invite family, friends, and all who are interested to join us for a huge bonfire/bonfires and feast. We are in Wyoming so we have seen it snow over a foot of snow during the celebration and we've had temperatures as low at five below zero. But we always go out. The feast is pork ribs, beer cheese soup, etc. We make food offerings, drink mead and beer, read poetry about winter solstice, and at the conclusion we all gather around the bonfire and throw in a small clipping of new growth evergreen. This has become the most anticipated holiday for all who have attended in the past. I wish I could show you some pictures of the event because the fires and scene are incredible.

@danielbergersen4459 2 года назад

That's Awesome!!! Happy Yule holidays brother and sisters Skál💀🍻🍺🍻🧙‍♂️🎅🌲👍

@ajrwilde14 2 года назад

That sounds incredible!

@Bdfhvj 2 года назад

In the Description of the video there’s a link to the discord- you might be able to share there!

@jlburilov 2 года назад

What I like about ancient and heathen traditions/celibrations is how they connect time to nature and how they celibrate nature's part and power in keeping life. The whole cycle.

@ByronPendason 2 года назад

I get my kids every other weekend. This year, that means I get them Christmas weekend and two weekends before that. The time before Yule, we're gonna have them put treats in their stockings for Sleipnir, and then they'll have gifts from Wōden (the Anglo-Saxon counterpart to Odin) to replace them by the time they come back Christmas weekend. It's a tradition we're starting this year. I also plan to read Beofeld's "Twas The Night Before Yule" (from the Wind in the Worldtree" blog) to my youngest before we stuff their stockings.

@kitsunegolem1925 2 года назад

Happy yule

@ByronPendason 2 года назад

@@kitsunegolem1925 Thanks. You too! :-)

@jw-vs7wh 2 года назад

this is so special, your kids will remember this for a long time :) i hope you all have a great time

@connorleonard4047 2 года назад

Hey Bryon! How are ya

@ByronPendason 2 года назад

@@connorleonard4047 I'm doing good. Just working and trying to come out with content on my blog when I have the time. Lol.

@pinchtwo654 2 года назад

As an engineer I highly value scientifically correct language, and it warms my Heathen heart to hear you say “the heat goes fluttering out the door” rather than something like “the cold comes rushing in the door”.

@OceanKeltoi 2 года назад

I love that you appreciated this, lol. My grandfather had an engineering background, so this kind of language seems to have just fallen into my vocabulary.

@AdjustingLight Год назад

Ah yes, the correct reference to the temperature pressure differential dynamic is fantastic

@diegodiaz8927 Год назад

My first Thermodynamics class in uni: Student - "Sir, can we close the door, the cold is coming in" Professor - "Get out of my class" Student - "But...." Professor - "GET OUT OF MY CLAAAASS !!" True story lmao

@somefuckstolemynick 8 месяцев назад

As an engineer you should know that mass flow is the significant part of this heat transfer, not radiation or conduction, meaning that as the hot _air_ leaves, cold _air_ rushes in. So yeah, the cold does quite literally come rushing in the door.

@kynaston1474 7 месяцев назад

You're not a very good engineer then. Cold air can %100 come in your door. You don't understand the Zeroth Law as well as you think you do. It does not say cold air cannot come in your home. It says the cold air cannot impart energy to the warm air that remains in your home. Hot air goes out the top of your door, cold air rushes in the bottom because of the gas dynamics but I assure you cold air DOES enter your home.

@TakeshiKeiken 2 года назад

I have taken Yule as an opportunity in the military to request leave for 12+ days to prepare and recover from Yule. The reason why, is I work in a 24hr/365days a year shop for the USAF and my career field traditionally only gives you Christmas or New Years off. This is my daughter’s first Christmas/Yule, and my open circle congregation is hosting a New Year’s Eve party. So I’m using the 12 days of Christmas/Yule as an opportunity to reconstruct an old tradition. I am a bit bummed to learn it’s not as historical but there’s a lot of eclectic practice around it. So I’m going to take a pinch of eclecticism with my Yule this year. We’ve decorated a tree, adored our alter with holiday decorations such as santa candle holders, Yule Goats, and Christmas scented candles. But I’m not sure what we’re going to do for all 12 days. There are some ancient Heathen sites close by to where I’m stationed at in Germany, so I do plan on making small pilgrimages to a couple of close by locations. But that won’t necessarily be available to me after I move in a couple of years. So I’m still working out what I’m doing besides a Yule feast with my friends.

@OceanKeltoi 2 года назад

I feel the bum from learning that, however, I did include a screen of the laws of Alfred saying, look, you give workers 12 days off for Yule. That's at least historical evidence that 12 days of a break from work is part of the deal. It should be noted that Alfred was a Christian King who wasn't really a fan of Heathendom in his kingdom, so it's likely a word for Christmas in that context. But there's nothing wrong with establishing that in your tradition there is a 12 days Yule that includes preparation and recovery. That's entirely legitimate and reasonable to me. And you can definitely support that with the laws of Alfred.

@Sakuraclone99k 2 года назад

Yule regret some of those puns, Ocean. xD This video taught me a lot! I had admit I had that misconception of Yule being stolen by Christians, but hearing that Yule stole Christmas is a fascinating perspective. Thanks for digging deep into this Ocean.

@goatsiahthelegend 2 года назад

As a baby Heathen, I’ve been doing research on Yule and this is the best explanation by far. Thank you so much!

@zandernewson9933 2 года назад

Just a quickie - don’t let anyone tell you “your doing it wrong”. When I first started my journey, I was told that a lot. Your not wrong, your just taking elements from what you know, and applying them to religious resurgence.

@JariDawnchild 2 года назад

The correct response to "you're doing it wrong" is "you can't tell me what to do". Looking at records available to us as well as practices of other pagans is a good way to find inspiration, but don't be afraid to do what feels right and (importantly) have fun.

@AtlanticGiantPumpkin 2 года назад

@@JariDawnchild or the correct response is “you’re not my real dad and you never will be”

@pageroks 7 месяцев назад

May I recommend: youtube.com/@ArithHarger?si=5kzhFmsUYEbXtaFU

@Shinseidono89 2 года назад

Most of the family isn't heathen, so we've been doing is having normal Christmas, then for Yule we basically have Second Christmas to keep things more approachable (minus the decorations and gifts). Double the feast, double the fun.

@TheWitchInTheWoods 2 года назад

Last year I burned a small part of a log in my fireplace each night for 12 nights, being sure to keep one small piece (still under my bed for luck) to kindle this year's yule fire with. This was quite easy, since I had doused the log with red wine, and when I threw it on the fire, it went up with a roARing flame. So just burning it for 15 minutes each night was symbolic enough for me.

@zackglenn2847 2 года назад

So, less "Christians stole Yule" and more "certain Yule traditions were incorporated into Christmas via normal religious syncretism"

@OceanKeltoi 2 года назад

Correct.

@reddsaxxmike2865 2 года назад

'Church washed' holiday

@joltjolt5060 2 года назад

@@OceanKeltoi maybe instead of the big bad colonizing Catholics you can kind of admit their INCLUSION of different cultures?

@HoneyBeeJess 2 года назад

@@joltjolt5060 bestie what are you even doing under this video with that kind of attitude. This is an educational video on the topic of yule in the heathen tradition, made for and consumed by a majority pagan audience. Many of us are former Christians who are often uncomfortable around the trappings of Christianity due to the experiences that ultimately led us to leave the church, and others are equally uncomfortable due to the prejudice we have faced from Christians. No one here wants to hear your frankly aggressive arguments in defense of catholicism. I think I speak for the lot of us when I say that you are welcome to stay and learn about pagan faiths, but this is not the place to debate bro the creator about cultural appropriation in religion.

@user-oc3ic4vc7x 2 года назад

@@joltjolt5060 ah yes, just as the Spanish conquistadors included the native cultures in their conquest and takeover of Mexico.

@ulfurkjalkur5165 2 года назад

As a solo practitioner in a Christian family I will most likely be taking a portion of my Christmas dinner as an offering and a candle to the tree line behind my parents house and praying/meditating in hopes of returning before they realize I’m gone

@mumo9413 Год назад

Love this lol! I collect full moon water & make ice cubes with it! Covertly, lol, as my family consume in their drinks! 🤣

@t3m288 2 года назад

I am danish and i still live at home. My parents are very religious christians and not accepting of other religions, so they wouldn't like things like an alter or incense in my room, but i am not christian and christmas can be a hard time for me because of how closely my family ties it with christianity and my religious trauma. So this year i plan on putting a yule goat in my room and maybe find a way to make a tiny yule log with food (a little snack) for 12 days. I think it will help me to reassociate christmas with the pre-christian story that it has, especially since i am scandanavian myself so it is a part of me. Thank you for this video, it was very interesting and i always like learning about my ancestors.

@Wiwaz 2 года назад

Bed om hestebøffer i stedet for and juleaften.

@BlackFlagHeathen 2 года назад

Also ain’t nobody stopping me from wearing an ugly Christmas(Yule) sweater. That shit’s here to stay.

@Omgoldrakanthiled 2 года назад

This will be my first Yule fully embracing my Heathenry. For years I’ve left sacrifice in silence and I’ve never conducted a full ritual or had proper alters. Not that I was really in the broom closet but moreso because no one around me really cared. This year I have my wife who is heathen and our 9 month old daughter to teach these traditions to. I plan to make this my first full ritual on the solstice with my little family and I am so excited!

@OceanKeltoi 2 года назад

that's so awesome

@icykittenlunatic1122 2 года назад

Sounds like it will be lovely. ❤️

@EmilReiko 2 года назад

i live close to a stagested/stagsted… a place of the pole, the pole was just a pole, but the peasants in Denmark used it to determine solstice.. when its shadow at a certain time of day fell in a certain direction, it was solstice.. then the clock started.. from then, they knew how many days before various sacred days, and they knew that by the end of the next moon cycle it was Jul.. So they had a month to prepare food, brewing the beer and time their doings and travels. Its a very smart system

@ajrwilde14 2 года назад

@@EmilReiko fascinating, tell us more

@jonathanheidenreich8565 2 года назад

Our Yule will consist of a morning trip to the woods with an offering of cranberries, peated Scotch, and a candle to be given up for Skadi, Odin (and Loki, to honor their pact) Freya, Thor, and Eir. Being an eclectic Norse/Celtic pagan I also find it proper to give offering to Cernunnos and the Fae spirits while in the woods. We have a Yule goat as well, however they can get a bit pricey, at least from the shop we found ours, to burn every year (and my partner and I love it too much) so it will stay as a decoration on our mantle. Have a blessed Yule, Ocean!❄

@frostflaggermus 2 года назад

I'm from Norway and we still do the julebord thing! And I know Sweden still loves the yule goat. And Finland does call Santa "Joulupukki". In Norwegian, it's "Julenissen". There's indeed a lot more emphasis on the food and presents here. Pinnekjøtt, juleribbe, juleskinke, grøt of various different kinds, those are just some of the foods I can think of off the top of my head. After the food and present openings, we sometimes play traditional types of games together. Board games, word games, card games, whatever. I know the Norse had board games too, so I don't see why they wouldn't pass the time doing some of that as well. Also, instead of that american way of having Santa Claus visit and leave presents while everyone is sleeping, we instead get our version of Santa personally visiting us during the celebrations and handing out the biggest presents to the children at the eve of yule. (Julaften! It's on the 24th.) (also, obviously that santa is someone in the family or even a neighbor who agreed to visit and dress up, but we don't tell the kids that)

@ragingwitch8875 2 года назад

Just wanted to leave an aggressive hate comment. All seriousness though this was great, especially the bit of Christians keeping pagan traditions alive for us to use now. Very wholesome Yule tide goodness.

@JariDawnchild 2 года назад

Hearing that particular piece felt good. I've worked my tail off over the years to set aside the Christian-shaped chip my shoulder grew as a baby pagan, especially since I left Christianity on good terms with it within myself and in relation to the Christians around me at the time (who are still around me and just as loving and supportive). It helped a lot.

@sootsire2375 2 года назад

I am a recently changed Christian to Heathanry and your channel has been such a blessing for me to learn about a religion that I feel the most connected to. So thank you 'thor' all that you do!

@danielbergersen4459 2 года назад

Welcome to the Old Ways, Happy yule holidays, Skál💀🍻🌲👍✋

@Bdfhvj 2 года назад

I’m curious- how is the transition to heathenry- I’ve been a lot of different things- currently I’m in a place where I cannot reconcile certain aspects of Christian theology.

@sootsire2375 2 года назад

@@Bdfhvj well it was smooth for me since I have not been Christian for a long time, and was in the agnostic boat for a while. I'm still trying to maneuver my way through this religion though. There is a lot of information to get through.

@CH-gc1fd 2 года назад

@@sootsire2375 how’s it going?

@sootsire2375 2 года назад

@@CH-gc1fd loving it

@michaela244 2 года назад

"Never seen a text so verbose in everything except for the part I was interested in" - ah, so the tradition which produced quite a bit of software documentation goes back much further than I thought.

@dirangosoly2211 2 года назад

For a blot, I boil eggs and leave them in the wooded part of my yard for the possum along with any of the peelings from the dinner (apples, sweet potato, ect.). It's kinda funny, because the scraps we leave at the edge of the yard, but the eggs because I know the possum don't like coming into the yard so much I throw them into the trees. Last year, I introduced my son to this, and this year he is very excited to "yeet the eggs."

@josva9124 2 года назад

Yule for me is December 21st to January 1st. The 12 days of Yule.

@joshcichoski3620 2 года назад

Thanks for the clarification on whether it was was a stolen. I've been able to let go of my anger from my past faith learning from all your videos. Thanks for all the help!

@BlackFlagHeathen 2 года назад

Ooooh I can’t wait for this one!!! Yule is the holiday I look forward to the most. Might be latent Christmas lol, but Christmas is based off Saturnalia and Yule, so maybe it’s been Yule I’ve looked forward to all along. Once the whole Santa Clause magic thing wore off as I got older, I began to feel down around the holidays, even as a Christian celebrating Christmas. After I left Christianity, and was trying to convince myself I was an atheist, that “down in the dumps” feeling only got worse. Like I was missing out on something. Now that I celebrate Yule, that childlike holiday cheer is back with a vengeance! Looking forward to this video!

@spencerday2937 2 года назад

Watch it man, Santa is real😤

@coregoon 2 года назад

T'is the season to be jolly! And the word jolly apparently also comes from the Jól (through French, amusingly enough). Anyway, over here in Norway I pretty much do the same as everyone else (obvious exceptions aside: no nativity scene decorations, nor do I take the yearly visit to church that many take in december). Also there's no naming debate, since everyone still uses the (modern version of the) old name; Jul. Family gathering on the 23rd to eat rice porridge, and see who finds the almond and gets the prize. Another family gathering on the 24th with massive traditional dinner with pork (the name doesn't translate very well), then smaller gathering in the evening where we open presents and have some cookies and such. There's usually background music playing throughout on the 24th. On the 25th absolutely nothing happens. A bit of cleaning up in the kitchen maybe, but that's it. The 26th and 27th my family usually have luch gatherings with friends of the family. This has gotten rather interesting in later years, as the family of those friends have greatly expanded. Then it's somewhat business as usual until new years eve. The only thing that really sets me apart is that I try to, at some point in there, bring some baileys or such and head off to the local cemetary to share a quick drink with my family there. Three of my grandparents, and their parents, plus one of my cousins. I've even made sure to ask my parents, my grandma, and my aunt/cousins, about the alcoholic preferences/stances of my grandparents and cousin. Hard to say further back, but if any of them were specifically against alcohol I think I would have heard.

@TheParadoxGamer1 2 года назад

I’m primarily of Irish Paganism, tho I love to learn of Heathenry and worship some deities of Heathenry (Loki, Hela, & Freya followers where you at?) and Gods I love how many Heathens, Celts, and so many more coincide with Yule and other holidays. I’ve got to ask, what are your thoughts on Yule celebrated amongst Celtic Pagans or hell even Wiccan tradition? Love your stuff man.

@OceanKeltoi 2 года назад

Yule being celebrated amongst Celtic Pagans and Wiccans isn't a problem, if that's what you're asking. As long as you're taking the time to look at the themes of the celebration and incorporating it into your practice so that it's still 'Yule' it seems reasonable enough of a practice. I would say that Odin, Freyr, and Njordr are a huge part of Yule being Yule, so celebrating them contributes to making a meaningful Yule. But there are likely Celtic deities that are associated with similar themes and such.

@TheParadoxGamer1 2 года назад

@@OceanKeltoi there are q u i t e a few. I didn’t mean to ask if it was a matter of “if it was ok” just wanted to know your thoughts on it, considering how many similarities there are between the cultures

@smrtfasizmu7242 2 года назад

@@hartwarg3051 it isn't, wicca is the Old English word for witch; viking is a verb from Old Norse related to raiding or traveling

@cosmicabyss7358 Год назад

Get help your brain is sick.

@emilywyatt9340 Год назад

Us druids call it Alban arthuan. Light of Arthur he symbolises the sun the the stories. Arthur means great bear. I combine that with Yule traditions. I'm an eclectic pagan.

@amyrosenold-music-healing-yoga 7 месяцев назад

I like that logic is applied to various theories. How refreshing to not just take history as authoritative, but to investigate the stories with both analysis and open mindedness.

@thepaganpirate3528 2 года назад

My wife and I have Yule traditions, so far it’s just a big meal, with candles, but we are creating our own traditions

@tymanung6382 Год назад

Not sure if this help but, Colombia Christians use 12 candles + 12. grapes. per person. See many videos on Colombia Christmas, on youtube.

@stancarmen3369 2 года назад

The part about leaving food offerings made me remember the modern Scandinavian custom of leaving porridge for Santa Claus. Just like in Ibn Fadlan's account, if some animal eats it, he is said to be the one who did. For some context, Santa Claus is not seen primarily as a Christian Saint, but as a special kind of tomte (more specifically the jultomte). Tomtar are a kind of land spirit mostly associated with the farm. If you treat them well, they'll keep the farm safe, (and conversely if you don't respect them they'll f you up) and because of this they've traditionally been given offerings at different occasions. (they're first mentioned in the middle ages if I remember correctly) Anyway, the jultomte grew out of this folkloric being and became popular around the turn of the 20th century, replacing the julbock as the gift-giving mascot of Christmas. This video made me wanna take up the porridge tradition again. :)

@EmilReiko 2 года назад

The porridge and beer for the nisse (ancestors) is probably the oldest living tradition in Scandinavia

@KebaRPG Год назад

Yeah, that is one of the weird things about connecting St Nicholas with Santa Claus. Yes, The modern Idea is from a corruption of the Dutch Name of St Nicholas; but the attribution of giving gifts to children conditional to if they had been good is not part of the tradition of what St Nicholas did in life. St Nicholas did not give gifts because the children were good, but did not want to see his parishioners need to sell their children into slavery or prostitution.

@mumo9413 Год назад

As a UK hereditary pagan witch we always leave porridge out for the fae, along with meaty chicken bones! Every lunar month, including yule! Thankyou, for sharing your traditions! Blessings!

@agentredfox 2 года назад

We do Christmas with both our families around Christmas Eve/Christmas but we decided to celebrate Yule on our own either on the solstice or the Sunday closest to it. We exchange our gifts to each other, have our own mini-feast and have a small fire and give thanks to the ancestors and gods.

@COmtnLady Год назад

Matches wouldn't be invented for hundreds of years, so part of the Yule Log Celebration was to provide the participants with hot embers/coals to take home to start their hearth's fires with. The coals were carried in a tough turnip which is where our tradition of jack-o-lanterns came from.

@kjmav10135 Год назад

Our family has been beset with really terrible calamities this year, so, just for comfort, I put up all my Yule decorations early. Mostly homemade, they have lots of silver and gold and sparkle to celebrate the return of the sun. And “Christmas “ lights are all over the place, and candles that look like birch, and evergreen.

@devinsmith4790 2 года назад

One thing is for sure, Odin is no Santa.

@DrDino123 2 года назад

Thank you for making this video on a holiday that I love researching! And that ending tho lmao

@brandonadair9708 2 года назад

As a fan of puns, bad jokes, and dad jokes, I love that you love puns and dad jokes as much as I do

@missZoey5387 2 года назад

I was wondering about this on the Hellenism subreddit the other day. What excellent timing.

@urubutingaz5898 2 года назад

Christmas stole Yule (X) Yule stole Christmas (✓) Gotta love this.

@cheriesonline 2 года назад

I'm putting this on the Drake meme.

@LisatheWeirdo 2 года назад

As a person who grew up in the redwood forest. I thank you for referencing the beautiful Sequoia, though the coastal redwoods in my area (Humboldt pride!) are bigger... That's all I have to say. (I fully accept I'm a redwood-loving dork.)

@OceanKeltoi 2 года назад

Listen you nerd, I appreciate you

@jturtle5318 2 года назад

I worship trees, I'd love to see the Sequoias before I die.

@Ace-nq4cp 2 года назад

Love you so MUCH Ocean! Hope you are taking care of yourself well this holiday season. 🙏🙏

@davidjb20010 2 года назад

With the whole yule log bit, i always just skirted around the how silly it sounded having a tree trailiing out the door and would just take a hunk of oak and bring it inside for days of yule. We also decorate it and make it look pretty with candles and stuff then on the last day we would burn it.

@jesserichards5582 2 года назад

You know one thing i alwys found a shame is people not celebrating certain holidays because of certain other enfluences. I personaly love the idea of yule & christmas (which has been together for a long time) traditions mixed together & same thing goes with every holiday we celebrate. Deep down holidays are to be celebrated mainly for our existence & thankfulness to our family, community, gods & etc. & with that we are all related no matter our differences. One thing for sure our ancestors in all cultures especially in hard times would not let anything go to waste, i can see if there was sacrifices to the gods it would be carefully planned in order to benefit the community. Anyways, Happy Holidays everyone!

@wyoguy9720 Год назад

This was Fantastic, thank you! Learned so much. The discord has also been very welcoming! ❤

@feagal612 2 года назад

This was great, thank you! I was chuckling a good few times throughout as well haha. Blessings to you and your folk.

@selinadudley8270 2 года назад

I have 3 Yule goats that are now displayed in my home. 🐐 I'm the only one who believes in & is drawn to Heathenry so it's been a difficult journey so far. But I won't give up. I'm still new to everything & still learning. 😁❤🖤

@monicaluketich3106 Год назад

I left Christianity years ago, but being in The USA Bible Belt (southern states - VERY conservative), I keep my spiritual beliefs to myself. But in the last few years I have starting a raise goats. Very interesting animals. Could you explain the role of the yule goat to me? I know that Thor or Odin had a sleigh pulled by goats. Are the goats decorations or do they represent those gods? Thanks for a very interesting talk.

@alokakarunathilaka7159 2 года назад

I have finally caught up with all your videos!! Well worth watching all of them 👌

@mypagangardens 2 года назад

We’ve started making yule logs to burn on “Christmas”. It makes my crafty heart happy and moves the celebration away from my mother’s version, which was forcing us to sing happy birthday to Jesus before we could open our presents.

@OceanKeltoi 2 года назад

That's... wild. What a strange concept.

@logan0v723 2 года назад

Thanks for making this video man. Just started my path not too long ago and was wanting to know more about Yule!

@Ms.Raven_Bastet Год назад

I appreciate you for providing the deep dive in-depth history of Yule.

@fatherdeath 2 года назад

Our family Yule is always a fire, which we light with part of the previous yule log. read some of the Norse stories, while we eat some of the falls meat harvest usually elk. and spend time around the fire

@RagnaroksHomesteading 2 года назад

We will always keep true to our Yuletide traditions. Thank you for sharing this information.

@RobertLeeBrownBlind 2 года назад

Great video! I'm curious to hear your take on something. I've heard in some places that there's this idea that holidays like Jol/Yule was celebrated on the full moon after the new moon after the solstice. I haven't found anything concrete, source wise, but I think it's interesting nonetheless.

@OceanKeltoi 2 года назад

someone else commented the same question. I'll paste my response to them here. "I'd heard that said to me before, but I honestly don't know where it comes from. It's not in any primary source that I could find. Thinking about Bede, though. That =may= have to do with the =month= of Yule rather than the day. The day of Yule as the winter solstice between two months might have been part of the calendar resetting process each year. I'd need to some digging to verify that beyond suggesting it as a possibility."

@saragrimes7609 2 года назад

Check the work of Andreas Nordberg

@OceanKeltoi 2 года назад

@@saragrimes7609 wound up looking into it. I didn't find the evidence of a later Yule convincing. I'd currently side with the established historical position that Yule resides on the solstice as a multi day event around there. But, that said, there was likely variation of times of celebration between local traditions. Maybe some actually did celebrate in January. But even with all of that, Yule as a modern holiday can be celebrated whenever, honestly. I find, especially with group practices, people's availability matters far more than the specific date.

@forthor219 2 года назад

Another solid video. Ocean have a good yule brother and to all my fellow pagans a happy yule season to you as well and may the gods bless you all !

@jigaretta 2 года назад

excellent vid as always, happy warm and delicious Yule to you!

@marcrhodes-taylor5347 2 года назад

nice video which summarises the history of this celebration quite nicely

@willlowsage9603 2 года назад

ocean wearing a santa hat and a mjolnir is the visual manifestation of my personal aesthetic

@emberrose82 Год назад

Omg so interesting! And I belted out a laugh when you said just stand up. That was awesome.

@soloharmonicsrobj8246 Год назад

Interesting topic and I was recently discussing the pagan origins of Christmas/Yule celebrations with my co workers. Thanks for your detailed information and insight on Nordic Yule traditions.

@astherthemetalhead3000 2 года назад

2 more hours I've got can't wait to see this (edit: thank you for the heart ocean keltoi)

@JDBriceProductions 2 года назад

Loving the intro.

@malloryharrison1350 2 года назад

I loved this video. Thank you for all the time you spend researching and thoughtfully creating these for us! I laughed when I saw "King Alfred, King of Wessex" because I'm a particular fan of The Last Kingdom, so here are my questions: What do you think of TLK and other such "Viking" shows and would you consider doing a video rating your fav ones/or least favs based on historical accuracy (I know that's pretty iffy, we still don't know a lot) or whatever random criterion you choose? I think it'd be very fun and entertaining! One of the reasons I like TLK so much is how the writers incorporate and treat ancient paganism (I also just love Uthred and his friends going on fun adventures). Ok, I'll stop here because I could rant and rave about TLK for hours. Anyway, thanks again! Love your channel!

@OceanKeltoi 2 года назад

I have occasionally threatened my discord with making videos about historical issues in those kind of things. They respond with encouraging me to do it.

@emiliobustamante2401 2 года назад

@@OceanKeltoi mighty tempted to join your discord, so that I can become one of your enablers

@KenKaneki-xh7by 2 года назад

@@OceanKeltoi The Japanese Manga series Vinland Saga (which also has an Anime series) involves Nordics during the Viking Age, definitely worth a read/watch.

@homesteadontheridge Год назад

I know this is an old comment but just wanted to say that I love The Last Kingdom as well. My husband and I liked Vikings and just finished season 2 of Vikings:Valhalla. There's another show called Norsemen. It's Viking related but more of a comedy. I believe there's only 3 seasons but its worth a watch.

@lollipopkaboom 2 года назад

I'm just a baby pagan but I became one because of my love for Christmas. Celebrating Yule is the one part of my practice I feel confident about and can feel secure in my practice because, via being raised Christian, I do have that "brought up in it" knowledge of how to do the things. I hope one day the rest of it feels just as easy. Thanks for your videos.

@Olga_Efremov Год назад

In Romanian & Moldavian culture we also have the goat costume and dance during the Winter celebrations, but only now I understand that it has obvious connections to Yule... 🤩

@carrie5980 Год назад

First video from your channel I have watched and I really like it! You explain things in a very clear and interesting way. Looking forward to checking out your other videos, too!

@OceanKeltoi Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

@dux_bellorum 2 года назад

Yule never know how much you missed hearing Oceans puns until he drops another video after a month...

@sunnyruth8575 Год назад

Thank you for sharing. I appreciate your teaching

@chriswright3216 2 года назад

I'm new to heathenry and this will be my first ritual that I do ever with many more to come

@thekraken48 2 года назад

Just curious...If Jesus was supposedly born in the spring and not winter. Is this not evidence that Christians appropriated Yule for their holiday?

@OceanKeltoi 2 года назад

Christians actually wound up placing Christmas in the winter all on their own before they even heard of Yule.

@Nivasi 2 года назад

When did Pope declare Christmas? In the late 330s AD, Pope Julius 1 declared: “December 25th, Christ born in Bethlehem, Judea.” Originally, early Christians held a Mass service for Christ (hence Christmas' name) but also debated the actual birth date of Jesus, which was never stated in the Bible.

@emiliobustamante2401 2 года назад

@@OceanKeltoi and thank the gods for that. Can you even imagine Christmas in July? What are we, australians?

@Keepersoftheflame Год назад

August whilst the figs ripened. Source: Grew up catholic, went to catholic school. Fig = Tree of Life. That thing in the garden that housed the snake. Hence that wreched pudding. The fresh figs are best, dried second. Fig pie... yes.. pudding NO!!! lol Have a lovely season!

@Birta112 Год назад

I read that it was originally taken from saturnalia. Then there were some northern pagan traditions which were adopted into that.

@victorblack6995 Год назад

Wonderful Video!

@TravisSurtr 7 месяцев назад

Just discovered and subscribed your channel - I really enjoyed the video. On my Yule Tree, which is a real douglas fir tree, I have a small statue of Odin and his Ravens at the top of the tree instead of an angel or star. I also have over 50 bottles of mead that I made myself, waiting in a cool cellar, of which I plan to spice a few of them for the season.

@eliotfleming9221 2 года назад

Ay, ancient heathen Santa. Also, I'm thinking of celebrating one night for each deity in my pantheon

@Alypius420 Год назад

Very cool and very informative!

@michaelsletten8763 2 года назад

Now i really want a yule log. Thanks ocean. Im going to make one rn.

@gabrielcote7661 2 года назад

Thank you again for you research, truly help me has a new pagan to put some base on those old ritual. Can't wait to reconstruct a medieval potlock with my friend! Joyeux Jule!

@jeramy70 2 года назад

A log only burns as fast as you feed it into the fire, we often build fires with three or more logs converging at one point instead of chopping them into smaller logs. Not inside ones house though, so I’m not sure if you had a hall with an open pit fire maybe… 🤔

@cbjork29 2 года назад

Thank you for all the information on yule and the norse religion, it has helped me with my journey in learning more about being a young norse pagan.

@cjmurphy7967 2 года назад

Chilling with some meat at the fire in the middle of snowy woods is exactly how I'm going to celebrate yule. Sounds like paradise

@thewal1ofsleep 2 года назад

Great video, Ocean.

@OceanKeltoi 2 года назад

Thanks!

@TheShamanKnight 2 года назад

I have been seeing your videos for some time. And found this one very good. I liked the ending very much saying we are in this modern time and such can modify the rituals and ceremonies to mirror our thanks to the Gods and Goddesses. As a sidenote we in Puerto Rico love to celebrate Christmas/Yule with a traditional cooking of Pernil which is the pigs shoulder and I quote "what we call “ham” is the upper rear part of the pig's leg). While pernil can certainly be made with ham, it's actually more commonly made with pork shoulder" so there are similarities in the whole world. I that k you for the video and all the other ones that come in the next year. May the Gods and Goddesses of all pagan faiths in the world bless thee and thine.

@marocat4749 2 года назад

The eat dripping as ritual you eat later sounds interesting and probably no reason to not adopt that to ell meals. Ocean has problm with the wood :O

@jaydenhunter7990 2 года назад

I don't know why but now I feel like you dealing with the headache of the Norse lunisolar calendar for any heathens who would wanna use that (Like finding when Þorrablót would be) cause you clearly LOVE dealing with the perception of time as I can see from the leap-second revelation LOL. Also, love the video; keep it up.

@jamescookiii9881 2 года назад

My family and I have a Yule celebration every year, along with other major pagan holidays. We start with gifts given and thanks to Odin, then later in the day have a Yule feast, set a fire in the fireplace, make offerings of our meal and mead to the gods and ancestors, leave carrots for Sleipnir with my sons, and finally sit around the fire and tell tales of some of the important women of our family history and mythology in honor of mother's night. Cheers to all you celebrate that which came before and teach their children how to do so. Ocean Keltoi, wonderful video as always. I appreciate your research and insight, as well as, your humor.

@DanielRWomack 6 месяцев назад

This was fantastic and for anyone who might still be confused, just take a break, meditate on the concepts, then watch again. Yule get it eventually. I believe in you.

@renaigh 2 года назад

Ocean, God of Puns.

@sherrihaight2724 Год назад

What a lovely video presentation! I love it as a history fan, and as a pagan.

@fr3ki32gaming7 2 года назад

I always wonders why my family used to have a small bonfire on Xmas thankyou for the vid I was wondering what some of the old traditions were

@lizabethhampton4537 9 месяцев назад

I was thinking the other day how much it sounds like Christmas moved in with Yule one day and became the thing that wouldn't leave.

@Just_Call_Me_Tim 2 года назад

"Stolen" or "integrated" and/or "adopted"? Nice hat, brör! XD I dig it. All said, this is a good video, and your delivery is great!

@michaeljlydon6991 2 года назад

the irish druids celebrated the winter solstice from 500 B.C.. they build newgrange, where they and still do celebrated today by pagans, and heathens as well probably.

@alwoodsmodellingmayhem 7 месяцев назад

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.👍👍

@joeburkeson8946 Год назад

Late to the Yule as always... 'Wisdom is welcome wherever it comes from". Subscribed, thanks. Wisdom is welcome wherever it comes from

@kimwelch4652 6 месяцев назад

I think the 12 day Yule log is like the goldfish in the goldfish bowl. When you go to sleep, it miraculously regenerates into a totally different fish or log. At least, that's the lore. In the case of the goldfish this is when it begins swimming upside down. As for the Yule log, I'm sure it occurs when the log nearly reaches the point of total ash.

@MrParac 2 года назад

me and my sister are totally going to make a Yule goat, great vid Ocean

@robertsummers3386 2 года назад

Góða Jól, Vinur

@annalorree Год назад

I study many aspects of human spirituality, across many faiths and traditions. This was a well done video, consulting many sources, as well as a discussion of how such sources may be problematic. Additionally, I like the bit about adapting tradition to modern life. If faith and tradition don’t serve people where they are now, those faiths and traditions will cease. You just earned a subscriber.

@sandranevins2144 2 года назад

First time viewer, glad powers that be! I'm intrigued on your view of traditions, bring back to light. I've been trying to find a traditions my grandmother and great grandmother practiced. Greens( a cluster of tree cuttings and mistletoe ) placed in the attic tied with red wool yarn. What I vaguely remember new greens were re placed on 21 December. Do you have any information? Yes I really don't Agee with a HUGE tree hanging out the front door, na da. Especially if it was so cold sometimes chickens and goats were brought in to keep from freezing. Much less people.

@TOVANorseWitch 2 года назад

wishing you a Merry Yule Halsa Valang

@AvengerofGallifrey 2 года назад

I'll (probably, depends on if I'm accepted) join a heathen organisation once I move this august. I hope to be able to attend a Yule ritual and feast with them on or around the winter solstice this year, followed by going back home to my family for Christmas (which is entirely secular in my family; they're all atheists and agnostics).