Yule Rites & Sacred Feast: A Heathen Winter Solstice

Celebrate the Yuletide the old-fashioned way, with family and friends, with the ancient Germanic holy-day of winter solstice known as YULE. Newlyweds Dan Ralph Miller and Leeann Verboom Miller host our second annual Yule ceremonies together, in the traditional territory of the Tsawout, and Wsanec First Nations. We happily invite friends, family and honoured guests to have a jolly old time; To eat, drink, be merry, and hail the gods, the ancestors and spirits of the land. Kids of all ages especially welcomed!

POT-LUCK FEAST at 7:00pm!

5:00 pm – Doors Open: Crafting Boughs and Wreaths

6:00 pm – Opening Ceremony to the Disir: Ancestor-Mothers
6:30 pm – YULE-LOG: Carol or Wassail in the Yule-Log

7:00 pm – FEAST: Potluck

8:00 pm – A visit from old Father Yule, the “original Santa”
8:45 pm – Toasting Ceremony: Prayers and Oaths for the New Year

9:00 pm – Glee: tell a story or poem, sing a song, or dance a dance during an open-stage