The Yule Log Dessert ~ An Innocent Christmas Tradition or An Enduring Replica of Something Pagan in Origin?
December 25, 2022
During Yule Festival, the best storyteller in a family or village would tell stories about family adventures or about the gods, and help others tell their stories, as well.
A chocolate yule log cake adorned with cookies shaped like gingerbread men, snowflakes and reindeer. Some families, especially those of Scandinavian descent, may make yule log cakes during the Christmas holiday season.
How the Yule log tradition evolved from an ancient Viking ritual
A Viking re-enactor stands in the foreground as a fire burns behind him.
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 modern times may be an echo of a tradition from as far back as ancient times, particularly in a changing medieval Scandinavia.
Even the Pagans embrace it as their own...