Yule
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Yule is a a pagan holiday (sabbat) that is better known as the winter solstice. Generally celebrated by Wiccans, it has been celebrated for over 2000 years. The Christian holiday Christmas was created by the Romans based around Yule. Yule is there to celebrate the end of the year. Yule is celebrated on the 21st of December by Wiccans all over the world. The ritual includes thanking the goddess for the past year and asking for a happiness in the year to come. Yule also celebrates the longest night of the year. It is the night when the sun sets earliest and rises latest the next day.