and the Yule Feast of the Norse countries. The Saturnalia began on 19 December and lasted for the best part of a week, which sounds about right for those currently enmeshed in the Christmas party ...

There is strong evidence that Yule was originally an ancient Germanic and Norse festival season marking the winter solstice — the longest night — and the eventual return of the sun.

The festival originated in Scandinavia and predates Christmas, as it has its origins among the ancient Norse thousands of years ago. Article continues below The Britannica website states ...

The long winter night “The word ‘yule’ really is our understanding of the word ‘winter’ in Old Norse,” said Heidi Sherman, associate professor of medieval history at the University of ...

Yule became a name for Christmas in the 9th century. It came from the Norse word hweol, meaning wheel. The Norse believed that the sun was a great wheel of fire that rolled towards and then away ...

There’s no better way to get in the holiday spirit than by coming to see tenThing: A Feeling of Norwegian Christmas, at Purdue on December 11! tenThing is a ten-person, all-female, brass ensemble that ...

My Norwegian Holiday is one of several hit Hallmark Christmas movies released in 2023 - and it manages to stand out even though it was an incredibly strong year for the network’s festive films.

Of Yule Logs and Yuletide Greetings Many of the ... During this same period, many speakers of another Germanic language known as Old Norse arrived in the British Isles. In Old Norse, jól referred ...

The Norwegian royal family has released their 2024 Christmas card, continuing a cherished tradition of sharing a festive portrait. However, this year's photo has left fans puzzled as Prince Sverre ...

Netflix is expanding its slate of original seasonal titles with Christmas as Usual. This Norwegian movie, which is apparently based on a true story, stars Kanan Gill and Ida Ursin-Holm and takes ...