In our family, on Yule Eve, after our Mother Reindeer Ritual and the Yule Pumpkin hunt, we leave out offerings of sun cookies for Reindeer Mother and Elen of the Ways, mead or whiskey for Odin and Sleipnir, and oatmeal and carrots for the Yule Goat and Tomte. In the morning, the kids find their stockings filled with treats, something to wear, and a gift wrapped in plain brown paper and twine.
Some people also burn their straw or wooden goats, then make a new one each year, a similar tradition to burning a Yule Log/candles or a stick bundle, stuffed with bay leaves and slips of paper with hopes and wishes.
If you have Gift Givers this holiday season, who are they? What are your holiday traditions?
Or perhaps you have more information about the Yule Goat or any other winter holiday, please share! I'm certainly no expert and have a lot to learn. I'd appreciate the stories, experiences, and resources.
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If you're in Central Ohio and are looking for public Yule Rituals to attend, here's two that I know of:
- Three Cranes Grove - Yule - Honoring the Oak and Holly Kings Public Ritual - Sunday the 18th at 2:30-6pm. Pasttime Park, Plain City, OH.
- The Magical Druid - Yule Ritual - Saturday the 17th at 5:30pm. 2887 N High St, Columbus, Ohio.
Gentle Holidays, yall.
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