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Yule – a celebration of the return of light and warmth

  • Written by Helen A. Berger, Affliated Scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University
imagePeople gather for Pagan sunrise celebrations in Ireland, on the morning of the winter solstice.Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images

Yule will be celebrated by Wiccans and many other Pagans in the Northern Hemisphere on Dec. 21, the day of the winter solstice. For Pagans, the shortest day of the year marks the end of the descent into darkness and...

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