Editing Yule (section)

==Contemporary traditions==
===Relationship with Christmas in Northern Europe===
In modern Germanic language-speaking areas and some other Northern European countries, ''yule'' and its cognates denote the [[Christmas]] holiday season. In addition to ''{{lang|en|yule}}'' and ''{{lang|en|yuletide}}'' in English,<ref>{{harvcoltxt|OED Online|2022}}.</ref> examples include ''{{lang|sv|jul}}'' in [[Jul (Sweden)|Sweden]], [[jul (Denmark)|Denmark]], and [[jul (Norway)|Norway]], ''{{lang|is|jól}}'' [[jól (Iceland)|in Iceland and the Faroe Islands]], ''{{lang|fi|joulu}}'' in Finland, ''{{lang|fy|Joelfest}}'' in Friesland, ''{{lang|nl|Joelfeest}}'' in the Netherlands and ''{{lang|et|jõulud}}'' in Estonia.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

=== Modern paganism===
As [[Modern Paganism|contemporary pagan religions]] differ in both origin and practice, these representations of Yule can vary considerably despite the shared name. Some [[Heathenry (new religious movement)|Heathens]], for example, celebrate in a way as close as possible to how they believe [[Germanic paganism|ancient Germanic pagans]] observed the tradition, while others observe the holiday with rituals "assembled from different sources".<ref>{{harvcoltxt|Hutton|2008}}.</ref> Heathen celebrations of Yule can also include sharing a meal and gift-giving.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

In most forms of [[Wicca]], this holiday is celebrated at the [[winter solstice]] as the rebirth of the [[Horned God|Great horned hunter god]],<ref>{{harvcoltxt|Buescher|2007}}.</ref> who is viewed as the newborn solstice sun. The method of gathering for this [[wheel of the Year#Festivals|sabbat]] varies by practitioner. Some have private ceremonies at home,<ref>{{harvcoltxt|Kannapell|1997}}.</ref> while others do so with their [[coven]]s:

{{quote|Generally meeting in covens, which anoint their own priests and priestesses, Wiccans chant and cast or draw circles to invoke their deities, mainly during festivals like Samhain and Yule, which coincide with Halloween and Christmas, and when the moon is full.<ref>{{harvcoltxt|La Ferla|2000}}.</ref>}}

===LaVeyan Satanism===
Some members of the [[Church of Satan]] and other [[LaVeyan Satanism|LaVeyan Satanist]] groups celebrate Yule at the same time as the Christian holiday in a secular manner.<ref>{{harvcoltxt|Escobedo|2015}}.</ref>