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  • pronunciationewe-ELLE
  • date ▸ 20-23 December (0° Capricorn)
    • traditional timing ▸ winter solstice
  • alternate name(s) ▸ Juul, Ġéol
  • origin ▸ Norse
  • correlated celebrations ▸ Christmas, Saturnalia
  • goddess aspect ▸ Mother
  • keywords ▸ Hope, Light, Rebirth, Reflection

C O R R E S P O N D E N C E S

  • gender ▸ masculine
  • element ▸ earth
  • colours ▸ red, green, white, silver, gold
  • flora ▸ apple, balsam, bayberry, bay laurel, birch, blessed thistle, chamomile, cinnamon, evergreens, fir, frankincense, holly, ivy, juniper, mistletoe, myrrh, nutmeg, oak, pine, rosemary, sage, wintergreen, yew
  • fauna ▸ bear, deer, goose, owl, raven, reindeer, robin, stag, wren
  • foods ▸ apples, clove-studded fruits, eggnog, fruitcake, gingerbread, nuts, oranges, roasted meats
  • gemstones ▸ bloodstone, diamond, emerald, garnet, ruby
  • incense ▸ bayberry, cedar, cinnamon, clove, frankincense, myrrh, orange, pine
  • deitiesOdin; ♀ Aphrodite, Bona Dea, Cailleach, Demeter, Fortuna, Frigga, Ishtar, Isis ♂ Apollo, Bacchus, Dionysus, Baldr & Höðr, Helios, the Holly King, Horus, Lugh, Mithras, Ra, Sol
  • activities ▸ caroling, exchanging gifts, trimming trees, wassailing
feb 3 2017 ∞
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