TAKE YOUR TIME… BURNING A YULE LOG

MEDITATE ON THE CHRISTMAS SEASON OVER THE FLICKERING FLAMES OF A YULE LOG. THE PRACTICE DATES BACK TO PAGAN SOLSTICE CELEBRATIONS WHEN AN ENTIRE TREE WAS BURNT OVER THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS. IN THESE DAYS OF CENTRAL HEATING, A SYMBOLIC LOG WILL SUFFICE: OAK IS TRADITIONAL IN ENGLAND, BIRCH IN SCOTLAND. LOGS SHOULD IDEALLY BE LIT WITH THE REMAINS OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR’S, SO SAVE A BIT OF THE WOOD AND KEEP THE FESTIVE FIRES ALIGHT FOR YEARS TO COME.