Winter Solstice, December 21st
A celebration of new beginnings & rebirth
Yule means “wheel”. It is the darkest time of the year and one centred around celebration.
Altar Decorations
bells, candles, elves, evergreens, lights, ornaments, pine cones, reindeer, wreaths, yule logs, snowflakes.
Crystals
bloodstone, clear quartz, emerald, ruby, garnet, and diamond.
Animals
bear, boar, deer, eagle, owl, tiger, and wren.
Herbs
chamomile, ivy, mistletoe, peppermint, rosemary, sage, cedar, cinnamon, clove, frankincense, juniper, myrrh, and orange.
Colours
green, yellow, gold, red, silver, crimson.
Deities
Odin, Ra, Isis, Brighid, Demeter, Gaea, Diana, Mithras, Lugh.