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yule log

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Yule lognoun

    large log traditionally burned at Christmas

Wiktionary

  1. Yule lognoun

    a large log traditionally burned on Christmas Eve

  2. Yule lognoun

    a log-shaped Christmas cake, covered in chocolate

Wikipedia

  1. Yule log

    The Yule log, Yule clog, or Christmas block is a specially selected log burnt on a hearth as a Christmas tradition in a number of countries in Europe. The origin of the folk custom is unclear. Numerous scholars have observed that, like other traditions associated with Yule (such as the Yule boar), the custom may ultimately derive from Germanic paganism. After the Christianization of Scandinavia, it may have been incorporated into the Christian celebration of Christmas there, with the pagan significance no longer remaining. However, as there are no reliable existing references to a Christmas log prior to the 16th century, the burning of the Christmas block may have been an early modern invention by Christians unrelated to the pagan practice.Regardless of its origin, for the Christian feast of Christmas, the yule log symbolizes the battle between good and evil: "as the fire grew brighter and burned hotter, and as the log turned into ashes, it symbolized Christ's final and ultimate triumph over sin."

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  1. yule log

    A Yule log is a traditional Christmas custom from Europe, particularly in United Kingdom and France, where a large log or wooden block would be burned in the hearth on Christmas Eve. It is also commonly known as a dessert served around Christmas time, typically a chocolate sponge roll cake designed to look like a log.

Wikidata

  1. Yule log

    A yule log is a large and very hard log which is burned in the hearth as a part of traditional Yule or Christmas celebrations in several European cultures. It may also be associated with the winter solstice festival or the Twelve Days of Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or Twelfth Night. The expression yule log has also come to refer to log-shaped Christmas cakes, also known as chocolate logs or bûche de Noël. The yule log is related to other Christmas and Yuletide traditions such as the ashen faggot.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of yule log in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of yule log in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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