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Yule

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性別
不明
国籍
Northern Europe
言語
Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English

経歴

職業
festival, folk tradition
影響を受けた人物
Ancient Germanic midwinter rites, Norse mythology, Mithraism and Roman Saturnalia influences
影響を与えた人物
Nordic Christmas customs, Folkloric motifs (Yule log, Yule goat, etc.)

受賞・候補エディション

作風・主題

文体
Oral-tradition based descriptive folk narrativesAccounts that combine mythic and ritual elements
頻出モチーフ
solar rebirthyule log (firewood)yule goatfire and light (bonfires, candles)ancestral spirits / the Wild Hunt

評価・遺産

Yule is a midwinter festival originating among the Germanic and Nordic peoples. It has merged in many ways with Christian Christmas customs and influenced modern Nordic culture and global Christmas traditions. Practices such as the Yule log, Yule goat, and Saint Lucia celebrations persist regionally.

関連学会

  • Folklore societies

大衆文化への影響

  • The Yule log is sometimes cited as the origin of the Bûche de Noël (Yule log cake).
  • Straw Yule goats and large Yule Goat displays (e.g. the Gävle Goat) are known as modern Christmas decorations/events.

引用

  • Yule was a festival held around the midwinter (winter solstice) among ancient European Germanic peoples and Vikings.
    出典: Wikipedia article 'Yule' (Japanese)

豆知識

  • In Scandinavian languages, Christmas is still often called 'Jul' (Yule).
  • The Yule Goat originally derives from Thor's goats and survives as straw decorations in Nordic countries.