You Don't Know Yule
When we scratched the surface of Yule, we found that its origins were older and darker and weirder than we ever imagined.
Ancient History Fangirl · Jenny Williamson and Genn McMenemy
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Show Notes
What do you know about Yule? Maybe a lot. The holiday is widely celebrated in Scandinavian countries, and it's an important part of Wiccan and Pagan tradition. But for many of us, the version that's come down through history is strongly associated with Christmas--and heavily sanitized.
When we scratched the surface, however, we found that the origins of Yule were older and darker and weirder than we ever imagined.
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