30 Days of Witchcraft ~30-Day Challenge~Day 25 Yule

For day 25 of our 30 Days of witchcraft "Write Your Craft" challenge we're discussing Yule. Way back in 2018 I did a lot on Yule one season because my girls were asking a lot of questions, so there is more than what I am adding today and I'll add more this season, but for today let's do that info a correspondence list, shall we?

Wheel of the Year: Yule ~Recipes

Merry Meet!

I’ve discovered that I don’t have that many traditional Yule recipes. I have several family recipes that we do for the Christmas gathering, but none specific to Yule. This year we are starting that tradition with a Yule Log cake with a caramel apple pie filling and white chocolate ganache frosting. I spent several days gathering my favorite frosting and filling recipes for you in case you want to try a Yule Cake with some other flavors!

Here are my recipes for:

Yule Log Cake

Our family Yule log cake, 2019

One of the most recognized Yule traditions, by both pagan and non-pagans, is the yule log. While a Yule log will also show up on our Rituals & Traditions post, I have to include it as a recipe as well!

Wheel of the Year: Yule ~ The Altar

Yule is when we celebrate the return of the sun, the lengthening of days again. These are things we should reflect in our altars, as well as remembering old traditions, such as the Yule log.

Symbolism

Wheel of the Year: Yule ~ Correspondences

Yule 2018 will begin on Friday, December 21 and ends on Tuesday, January 1. It will peak
Friday, December 21, at 5:23 pm EST in the northern hemisphere. (Yes, you read that correctly, 12 days. See my post here for an explanation…kinda. Yuletide also corresponds with many Old Norse traditions, including the 12 days)