Yule (Dec 21-23)
Inception
Primary focus: Rebirth and renewal, “saining” or “blessings” in ritual form, burning of the Yule log
Symbols and decoration: Yule log to burn (safely), or small Yule log with 3 candles, evergreen boughs, wreaths, holly, mistletoe hung in doorways, gold pillar candles, baskets of clove studded fruit, a simmering pot of wassail, poinsettias, christmas cactus, pine cones, lights, string of dried flowers, and eight-spoked wheels
Herbs and teas: Bayberry, bay, blessed thistle, evergreen, frankincense, holly, laurel, mistletoe, oak, pine, sage, yellow cedar, chamomile, cinnamon, ginger, juniper, willow, yarrow, moss, mullien, myrrh, rosemary, and valerian
Food and drink: Cookies and caraway cakes soaked in cider, fruits, nuts, pork dishes, turkey, eggnog, ginger tea, spiced cider, wassail, or lamb's wool (ale, sugar, nutmeg, roasted apples), apples, mulled wine, beans, and oranges
Oils: Cedar/pine, ginger, myrrh, nutmeg, rosemary, saffron, wintergreen
Incense: Pine, cedar, bayberry, cinnamon, juniper, rosemary
Colors: Red, green, gold, white, silver, yellow, orange.
Symbols and decoration: Yule log to burn (safely), or small Yule log with 3 candles, evergreen boughs, wreaths, holly, mistletoe hung in doorways, gold pillar candles, baskets of clove studded fruit, a simmering pot of wassail, poinsettias, christmas cactus, pine cones, lights, string of dried flowers, and eight-spoked wheels
Herbs and teas: Bayberry, bay, blessed thistle, evergreen, frankincense, holly, laurel, mistletoe, oak, pine, sage, yellow cedar, chamomile, cinnamon, ginger, juniper, willow, yarrow, moss, mullien, myrrh, rosemary, and valerian
Food and drink: Cookies and caraway cakes soaked in cider, fruits, nuts, pork dishes, turkey, eggnog, ginger tea, spiced cider, wassail, or lamb's wool (ale, sugar, nutmeg, roasted apples), apples, mulled wine, beans, and oranges
Oils: Cedar/pine, ginger, myrrh, nutmeg, rosemary, saffron, wintergreen
Incense: Pine, cedar, bayberry, cinnamon, juniper, rosemary
Colors: Red, green, gold, white, silver, yellow, orange.