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the pagan midwinter blowout that Christianity quietly annexed and rebranded as Christmas.
older than santaGermanic peoples feasted Yule centuries before the Nativity
burning logYule log was a real trunk burned for twelve nights
word originFrom Old Norse jol, a midwinter festival
odin rodeWild Hunt myths likely seeded the gift-giving sky figure
twelve daysSource of the famous Twelve Days of Christmas