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Yuil
[
jøl, jyl
, Central Scots
j?l
, Mid Northren
jil
, Northren
il
,
Inglis
:
Yule
] is tha name o tha winter solstice,
Christenmas
an aw, acause tha oreginal
Auld Inglis
wird
giuli
(an tha
Norse
jol
) meant a
haithin
halyday
afore
Christianity
cam tae be.
Monie o tha sembols associate wi tha halyday Christenmas sic as tha burnin o tha Yuil-log, tha inbringin o a Christenmas tree, tha eatin o ham, tha hingin o beuchs,
hollin
,
messeldeu
, etc. is thocht tae hae cam fae tradetional northren
European
Yuil
foys.
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