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Please enjoy these selection of articles on Celtic Winter Solstice traditions including Hunting the Wren, the Mummers and Mumming, Yule and the Yule Log, the Candle in the Window and the Laden Table in Ireland, Druid symbolism, particularly Holly and Mistletoe, Hogamany, Scottish New Year and Auld Lang Syne, Yule and the Yule Log and Caroling in the Celtic Tradition and Newgrange

And, please enjoy our collections of Celtic Winter Solstice Poetry, Celtic Winter Solstice Reading List and our Celtic Blessings, for your Solstice Greeting Cards. Enjoy!

Winter Solstice Poetry and Celtic mid-Winter Poetry
Winter Solstice Poetry and Celtic mid-Winter Poetry
Winter Solstice Poetry and Celtic mid-Winter poetry for your enjoyment.
Celtic Winter Solstice
Celtic Winter Solstice
Surprisinsgly, the Solstices were not as important to the ancient Irish as the major fire festivals or 'quarter days'; Lughnasadh (August 1); Beltane (May Day, May 1); Imbolc (February 1- Bridgit); and Samhain (November 1, Halloween), The Winter Solstice falls between two of these major fire festivals, Samhain (sow-an) or Halloween and Imbolc (Feb. 1)Of the Solstices and Equinoxes, the Winter...
Yule and the Yule Log
Yule and the Yule Log
Yule marks the rebirth of the suns power. It is yet another symbol of death and rebirth - going from the darkness into the light. Historically, it ran from late December into early January and for many, Yule runs from before the Solstice until New Year's Day.Today people associate Yule with the "Yule Log," a piece of wood decorated with evergreens, mostly holly and candles. Holly was another...
Newgrange and the Celtic Winter Solstice
Newgrange and the Celtic Winter Solstice
In Newgrange, County Louth, there is an ancient tomb with stones covered with anticent Celtic artwork. Once a year, at the Winter Solstice, the tomb fills with light and the beautiful spirals are illuminated. Newgrange predates both Stonehenge and the ancient Pyramids of Egypt.It is a clear signal that the ancient peoples of Ireland understood the movement of the sun at the Winter Solstice and celebrated...
Celtic Winter Solstice Reading List
Celtic Winter Solstice Reading List
A partial reading list for the Winter Solstice with an emphaises on Ireland and Celtic mid-Winter and Solstice traditions.