Yule --- Winter Solstice

今天是一年中白天最短，夜晚最长的一天。学校每年举行活动。傍晚的时候，长长的队伍提着灯笼唱着歌到学校旁边的河谷去走，还敲锣打鼓的。活动结束后，回学校有很多好吃的等着。这个节一般是Dec 21左右。

Yule --- Winter Solstice

The sun is at its nadir, the year's longest night. We internalize and synthesize the outward-directed activities of the previous summer months. Some covens hold a Festival of Light to commemorate the Goddess as Mother giving birth to the Sun God. Others celebrate the victory of the Lord of Light over the Lord of Darkness as the turning point from which the days will lengthen. The name "Yule" derives from the Norse word for "wheel", and many of our customs (like those of the Christian holiday) derive from Norse and Celtic Pagan practices (the Yule log, the tree, the custom of Wassailing, et al).