The winter solstice holiday marks the shortest day of the year and celebrates the returning sun. At their home in Wichita, Orin Hart is preparing for Circle of the Stag’s annual Yule ritual. Hart is a ...

You know the usual winter holidays — Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve. There’s also Saint Lucia Day, Boxing Day, and a little something called the Winter Solstice. For the Northern ...

This article first ran in 2015. Every year around Christmastime the word "Yule" pops up all over the place, especially in advertising. Maybe it's because it rhymes with so many words, making for ...

Yule logs can mean different things for different people. For some, yule logs mean warm, crackling fireplaces. For others, they bring to mind sweet, chocolate cakes. Either way, the Christmas icon in ...

When you think of a yule log, you probably picture a roaring, wood-burning fire casting a warm light on an ornament-adorned Christmas tree. Or perhaps you have a sweet tooth and the first thing that ...

A Yule log is a Christmas tradition in which a log of wood is progressively burned in a fireplace over several nights. The tradition was once popular in parts of Europe and made its way to North ...

Orin Hart, a High Priestex of the Wiccan coven Circle of the Stag, holds a ceremonial dagger used during rituals. At their home in Wichita, Orin Hart is preparing for Circle of the Stag’s annual Yule ...