"Old Friendships renewed and loved ones return
Good feelings imbued as our fires they burn
Our future as bright as the Lady's light
The Sun God is born and our hearths are warm
With loved ones we share our love and our fayre"
Yule is the Pagan midwinter festival. Pagans celebrate Yule on December 21st or 22nd. This is the Winter Solstice the shortest day and longest night of the year and the last feast before winter sets in. In times past people could not be sure if they would survive the winter so it was a time of great preparation for the lean months ahead. Their animals would be slaughtered and preserved because there might be nothing on which to feed them during the winter months. There would be fresh meat for Yule.
Colors associated with Yule : red, white, green, gold and silver
Crystals associated with Yule : bloodstone, sunstone, quartz, rutilated quartz, goldstone, citrine
Incense associated with Yule: Incense can be made by using sage, cinnamon, nutmeg, caraway, cloves and allspice.
Yule Purpose : Yule is a particularly good time to carry out spells for reunions and prosperity for the coming year.
Mutton Soup
1 lb neck of mutton, cut in chunks
1 pint of water
1 onion , coarsely chopped
5 carrots sliced
1 lb white cabbage chopped
1 cup barley
6 fresh sage leaves
Cover the mutton in water in a large pot and add salt and bring to a boil. simmer the mutton for 30 mins removing any scum that forms. finally add the onion, carrots, cabbage and the barley and simmer gently until the barley is soft. Before serving chop the fresh sage and sprinkle over the soup.
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