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Buche de Noel, or yule log, came in first in California, Tennessee and Louisiana — while residents of Alaska, Vermont and Idaho searched for the ever-popular sugar cookie more than anything else.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Many modern-day Christmas rituals, like decorating trees and burning yule logs, are derived from Winter Solstice traditions.
—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
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English yol, from Old English geōl; akin to Old Norse jōl, a pagan midwinter festival
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of yule was
before the 12th century
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“Yule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yule. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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