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Yule and was
Yule was an indigenous midwinter ( winter solstice ) festival celebrated by the Germanic peoples, absorbed into celebrations surrounding Christmas over time with Christianization.
" In time, Haakon had a law passed that established that Yule celebrations were to take place at the same time as when the Christians held their celebrations, " and at that time everyone was to have ale for the celebration with a measure of grain, or else pay fines, and had to keep the holiday while the ale lasted.
In the north-east of England it was commonly called a " Yule Clog ", and in the country's Midlands and West Country, the term " Yule Block " was also used.
The Yule log was originally an entire tree, that was carefully chosen and brought into the house with great ceremony with the purpose being to provide maximum warmth and endurance.
The Yule log has frequently been associated with having its origins in the historical Germanic paganism which was practiced across northern Europe prior to Christianization.
However, some historians have disagreed with this claim, for instance the Swedish folklorist Carl Wilhelm von Sydow attacked Frazer's theories, claiming that the Yule log had never had any religious significance, and was instead simply a festive decoration with practical uses.
The Yule log was not only seen as a magical protective amulet in traditional British rural culture.
In English folklore, Father Christmas was often depicted carrying a Yule Log.
The tradition of the Yule log was discontinued as large fireplaces became an increasingly rarer feature of the average living room.
Haines's marble was cut from the same Yule Quarry where the original gold-veined marble for the Tomb of the Unknowns was mined nearly 80 years ago.
In the 1840s the farm's nisse became the bearer of Christmas presents in Denmark, and was then called julenisse ( Yule Nisse ).
However, this theory, though regarded with certain indulgence by Henry Yule and some modern Georgian historians, was summarily dismissed by Friedrich Zarncke.
" The name the " Old Woman " ( Latin vetula ) for such " corn dolls " was in use among the Germanic pagans of Flanders in the 7th century, where Saint Eligius discouraged them from their old practices: " not make vetulas, ( little figures of the Old Woman ), little deer or iotticos or set tables the house-elf, compare Puck ( mythology ) | Puck at night or exchange New Year gifts or supply superfluous drinks Yule custom.
Yule marble was used in its construction.
It appears that in England and Wales, from at least the late 14th Century, New Year's Day was celebrated on 1 January as part of Yule.
" As the newspaper notes, the house was destroyed and " Yule died two weeks later of burns and injuries suffered.
Mr. Yule, a 54 year old heating technician, was eventually linked to an interstate fireworks ring, and was the owner of a warehouse in Chicago from which 10 tons of chemicals were seized.
This was a pagan custom deplored by Saint Eligius ( died 659 or 660 ), who warned the Flemings and Dutchmen, "( Do not ) make vetulas, figures of the Old Woman, little deer or iotticos or set tables the house-elf, compare Puck ( mythology ) | Puck at night or exchange New Year gifts or supply superfluous drinks Yule custom.
Sir Henry Yule ( 1 May 1820 – 30 December 1889 ) was a Scottish Orientalist.

Yule and writer
On taking over the film, Lester completely rewrote the script with writer Alan Plater, as he recounts to biographer Andrew Yule.

Yule and publications
Yule, very much a ' hands-on ' President with a natural affinity for the work of the Society, took a considerably greater interest in the editing of the society's publications than either Murchison or Dundas, and it was his decision that all future volumes should be indexed.

Yule and being
Yule or Yuletide (" Yule time ") is a religious festival observed by the historical Germanic peoples and some neighboring peoples, before later being absorbed into, and equated with, the Christian festival of Christmas.
From 1875 to 1889 Yule was a member of the Council of India, being appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India on his retirement.
The previously strong Andy Warhol influence is diminished, with the most notable ties to The Factory being the cover and back photographs taken by Warholite Billy Name, and opening track " Candy Says ," written about transsexual Candy Darling ( who would later appear in Reed's 1972 song, " Walk On The Wild Side ") The song was sung by Yule at Reed's insistence.
In 2003, Tribune Broadcasting, parent company of WPIX, announced that in addition to being broadcast in New York City, The Yule Log would be broadcast in additional U. S. television markets on other Tribune-owned television stations, and would also be broadcast by high definition television that year as well.
There is Holy Communion at Christmas ( which Wodrow calls Yule ) and Easter with, in 1713, an altar being set up in anticipation ( perhaps an indication that Communion was infrequent ).
Later, one Yule, Helgi was visited by an ugly being while he was in his hunting house.
The custom of starting celebrations 12 days before Christmas ( Advent ) and ending them 12 days after Christmas (" The Twelve Days of Christmas ") is known in various Northern-European countries, with the Icelandic Yule Lads appearing on December 13 and the end of Christmas being celebrated with bonfires and fireworks on January 6.
Ded Moroz, and on occasion the Belarus Dzied Maroz, are presented in the media as being in on-going détente with various counterparts from other cultures, such as the Estonian Santa Claus ( Jõuluvana or " Old man of Christmas "), the Finnish Santa Claus ( Joulupukki or " Yule Goat "), and other Santa Claus, Father Christmas, and Saint Nicholas figures.
Keeping parallel with the road, it passes about 3 chains to the north of the Murchison Meat Company's slaughter yards, 6¼ miles from Perth and when about half a mile from the main road, opposite the Cannington Hotel, the main road is gradually approached, the route being within 10 chains of the Yule and Bickley Brooks.
In 1995, Yule described the recording of Squeeze being " like the blind leading the blind, me leading myself.
Yule later stated that, although he would have liked being considered at least, he would have declined anyway because of family priorities.
The tour manager insisted on billing the band as being the Velvet Underground despite demands from Yule not to do so.
The band soldiered on with bassist Doug Yule moving to vocals and guitar and Walter Powers being drafted in to play bass guitar.
Hrólfr Kraki's saga tells that one Yule, Helgi ( appears as Halga in Beowulf ) was visited by an ugly being while he was in his hunting house.

Yule and perhaps
He doesn't live on the North Pole, but perhaps in a forest nearby, or in Denmark he lives on Greenland, and in Finland he lives in Lapland ; he doesn ’ t come down the chimney at night, but through the front door, delivering the presents directly to the children, just like the Yule Goat did ; he is not overweight ; and even if he nowadays sometimes rides in a sleigh drawn by reindeer, instead of just walking around with his sack, his reindeer don ’ t fly-and in Sweden, Denmark and Norway some still put out a bowl of porridge for him on Christmas Eve.

Yule and textbook
In 1937, he aided the aging statistician G. Udny Yule in the revision of his standard statistical textbook, Introduction to the Theory of Statistics, commonly known for many years as " Yule and Kendall ".

Yule and Introduction
* G. Udny Yule Introduction to the Theory of Statistics London Griffin 1911.
" In the preface to the Introduction to the Theory of Statistics Yule gave fulsome thanks to Hooker for his help.

Yule and Theory
In 1925 Yule published the paper " A Mathematical Theory of Evolution, based on the Conclusions of Dr. J. C. Willis, F. R. S.

Yule and Statistics
* Major Greenwood and G. Udny Yule ( 1915 ) " The Statistics of Anti-Typhoid and Anti-Cholera Inoculations, and the Interpretation of such Statistics in General ", Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine ( Epidemiology ), 8, 113-190.
In 1912 Yule moved to Cambridge University to a newly created Lectureship in Statistics and he remained in Cambridge for the rest of his life.

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