The yule log tradition can be traced back to Scandinavia, where Yule, a festival dedicated to the winter solstice, started. To ring in the shortest day of the year, people feasted and celebrated ...

In Scandinavia and other parts of northern Europe like Germany, 'Jul' was the name given to the old winter solstice festivals. This is where the word we know as 'Yule' comes from, and where the ...