Friday , December 15, 6:00 Yule Log Class

Make a beautiful Yule log, includes log, greens, and ribbon, but you are free to bring your own decorations as well.

THE BURNING OF THE YULE LOG

Burning a log in celebration of Yule started well before medieval times. It began as part of the winter solstice festivities.

The candles and lights associated with Christmas, meant to symbolize guiding beacons for the Christ child, may have evolved from the Yule log, which was lit to entice the Sun to return as part of the jól (Yule) festival in Scandinavia.

Interestingly, the Yule log was originally an entire tree! Families would bring the trunk of the Yule tree inside and stick the big end of it into the fireplace. The Yule log would feed the fire through the 12 Days of Christmas (from Christmas Day through the evening of the 5th of January—known as Twelfth Night). 

The ashes of Yule logs were said to be very good for plants.