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Old 20-12-2007, 09:52 PM
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Re: Yule & Christmas superstitions

Yule never believe that - how could anyone keep a log smouldering for a year?
How would anyone know when a thunderstorm was due (the Met Office struggles with that nowadays! )
What balderdash and piffle!
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Originally Posted by tufftie View Post
Yule- Yule logs were thought to be protection against thunder and lightning. Yule logs were often left to smolder for a year (to provide fertile crops) and a piece of this log was cut and put on the home fire if a thunder storm was due.
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