Starts on the winter solstice, and is typically either celebrated for 3 days afterward or until the end of December
It marks the beginning of the [northern european] pagan calendar and symbolizes rebirth of the sun. It’s a time of hope, caring, and renewal. Modern day Christmas is largely based on this holiday
As an agnostic modern witch, sometimes very old holiday traditions are hard to follow. I don’t have a patron deity or anything but I do still celebrate Christmas. So I put together a modern 12 day holiday guide so I can still celebrate the 12 days of Yule without having to try to cram everything in around my and my family’s work schedule. Now there are tons of ways to celebrate and tons of different traditions out there, so you can adapt this guide however you want.
A Winter’s Tale: Horror Stories for the Yuletide, edited by Cliff Biggers, Charles R. Rutledge and James R. Tuck, Pavane Press, 2020. Cover art by Lynne Hansen, info: Amazon.
The Yuletide. The time of the longest, darkest evenings of the year, and once, a time for stories of ghosts, demons, and other night creatures, by authors like M.R. James, E.F. Benson, Jane Gaskell, and Amelia B. Edwards. A Winter’s Tale seeks to revive those days with all new stories by some of the best horror writers of today. These stories run the gamut in setting and time, from traditional Victorian ghost stories to all too contemporary tales of terror. This is an anthology to be read by the fireside on cold nights with the wind howling at the windows. Or just in your favorite spot.
Contents: Introduction Snowfall – James A. Moore Harbor – Amanda DeWees-Haunted The Headless Horror – Charles R. Rutledge Not More Lovely than Full of Glee – Leanna Renee Hieber Who Wouldn’t Go? – Cliff Biggers The Fortingall Yew – William Meikle Hold Your Breath – Jeff Strand The Campo – Joshua M. Reynolds I Used to Live Here – Kealan Patrick Burke By Chance or Providence – James R. Tuck The Heron in Winter – John Linwood Grant The Wreck of the Charlie Sol – Jim Beard The Dollmaker – James A. Moore and Charles R. Rutledge Contributors
Happy solstice and great holidays to you all! I’m probaly going to be a bit busy in the coming days so here’s some festive Donatella & Legend art to tide you over! ✨
JoyeuxNoël and a happy National No Work Day to you all!
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