Yule
noun[CorU]
uk/juːl/us/juːl/old useorliterary
Christmas:
圣诞节(同 Christmas)The millennium's first Yule wasmemorablefor severalreasons.
On thistripyou willcatchthe Yulevibeat Germany'sloveliestChristmasmarket.
Synonyms
Christmas
Noel
See also
Xmasabbreviation
Yuletideold-fashionedorliterary
in the past, awintercelebrationheldbyGermanicpeoplesin thetimebeforeChristianitycame totheircountries:
Yule is anoldnorthernEuropeanwinterfestival.
Thetraditionofbringinggreeneryinto thehousedatesback to thepaganfestivalof Yule, when it wasintendedtowardoffevilspirits.
inmoderntimes, awintercelebrationheldby somepagans(=peoplewhobelongto amodernreligionthatincludesbeliefsandactivitiesthat are not from any of themainreligionsof theworld, forexampletheworshipofnature):
WiccanscelebrateYule aroundDecember21, thewintersolstice, becausenightsthenstarttobecomeshorter.
- As another word for thefestiveperiod, Yule comesviaOldEnglishfrom jol , anancientScandinavianword for aseriesofwinterfestivities.
- Theylookedlike Citytypeson acountrybreakfor Yule.
- Let'scelebratethespiritof Yule!
- Nextweekthey willattendthe Paganfestivalof Yule tocelebratetherebirthof thesun.
Religious festivals
- advent
- All Saints' Day
- All Souls' Day
- ascension
- Ascension Day
- Day of the Dead
- Divali
- Diwali
- Easter
- Hanukkah
- harvest festival
- Hegira
- Hejira
- Passover
- Pentecost
- Purim
- Ramadan
- Rosh Hashanah
- the Day of Atonement
- the holiday season