Question: "What is Yuletide, and what does it have to do with Christmas?"

Answer: The Christmas classic “Deck the Halls” contains the line “Troll the ancient yuletide carol” (to troll is to sing in a joyful or celebratory manner). Another line in the song says, “See the blazing yule before us.” We sing those lyrics, but often don’t know what they mean, since we never hear the word yule at any other time of year. So what does yule mean, and why is it a part of the Christmas tradition?

Yule was the name of a winter festival that occurred in December and January on the German lunar calendar. In the fourth century, the church decided to celebrate the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ at that time with a 12-day feast, often called Epiphany or the Feast of the Nativity. They planned the feast to correspond with the pagan holiday, the feast of Sol Invictus, which celebrated the winter solstice and the gradually lengthening days of increased sunlight. Over time, these feasts merged to become the holiday we now know as Christmas. In today’s language, Yule is simply the feast celebrating the birth of Christ; Yuletide is the Christmas season. While many aspects of the story of Jesus’ birth are celebrated at the Yule season, remnants of the original feasts and celebrations also show up in many Christmas carols and traditions.

The yule log was a huge log that was part of European Christmas celebrations for centuries. The yule log was lit on Christmas Day and burned for the following Twelve Days of Christmas. A remainder of the yule log was kept to light the next year’s log. The yule log was thought to have the power to ward off misfortune, so it was kept in the home yearlong. Yule logs are now often symbolized by a cake shaped like a log.

The term Yule, although it has changed in meaning through the centuries, is a remnant of a secular holiday that has been overshadowed by the celebration of Jesus’ birth. Christmas celebrations in the West have become a hodgepodge of characters, traditions, and symbols that don’t necessarily go together but have been appropriated to serve a Christian holiday. Most people who burn a yule log don’t care about its origin or associate it with paganism. It’s just part of a traditional celebration.

However a family chooses to celebrate Christmas, it is important for Christians to remember that secular celebrations are enjoyable, but the meaning of Christmas goes beyond the feasts and glitter. The Yule we celebrate is the reality that God became man in order to bring man to God (2 Corinthians 5:21). And we should celebrate that truth all year long.



Source: https://www.gotquestions.org/Yule-Christmas.html

They are both Hellenistic doctrines, pagan celebrations of their false gods and Constantine the Pagan, incorporated them into Christianity in 3rd century CE about 200 years after the death of the last apostle, John. That is why Jesus said that the evil one will sow his seed among his fine seeds and they will booth germinate.
The Bible says that light and darkness has no melting point. Therefore, just like the first century Christians, no true Christian should celebrate a festival that has ties with the Pagan gods

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Question: "What is Yuletide, and what does it have to do with Christmas?"

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Romans 14

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KJV:Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

NIV:Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.

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KJV:One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

NIV:One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind.

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KJV:He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

NIV:Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God; and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

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Everything about the Yuletide and Christmas is connected to Hellenistic doctrines of the Pagans. It has nothing to do with Christians. It was incorporated into Christianity in the 3rd century by a Pagan. Many people know this but the lack of love and respect for God will not make them give it up. They always find a way to twist it to suit something in the Bible.

Jesus died thousands of years ago but little kids still carry baby Jesus in the Churches. What sort of disrespect is that?
2 Corinthians 5:16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer.

Exodus 20:4 "You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.

Imagine taking kids to the market to buy Jesus. What breed of sarcasm is that?

Look deeply, Christmas is never meant for any Christian. The only way the devil can continue his form of Paganism was to incorporate it in the Churches. The pastors and clergies all know this. Why not teach the kids from early on. Many adults came to know of this now. They will hardly tell them the truth. Christmas is a day set aside to worship a pagan God, and then some say that they assumed the day to overshadow the Pagans. Malarkey at its finest.
2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?

Now what place does Santa from the Northpole have in the Bible? People say that he brings good gifts. From the north pole? No one lives in the north pole. How come? Doesn't it sound remarkable that Santa can be twisted to Satan? SANTA-SATAN

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A day that was once celebrated for evil, idol is being converted to celebrate Jesus. Is it an offense? If that day wasnt converted, people would still would be serving the former.

Let's herald the Goodnews, Jesus Christ is King.

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OP u no go school to know wetin Yuletide mean, Why bother us with this Question now wey I dey Chop my Turkey Lap with my Shayo for hand

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not again. guy enjoy and forget all this origination of a thing. its what wikipidia said. so why dont you believe we are all from ape as wikipedia also said.

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Yuletide in Yoruba means "Yul (Edochie) has come" I don't know what it has to do with Christmas.

Pls I can't come and kill myself by reading that long article

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