Yule log

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The Yule log is a specially selected log burnt on a hearth as a winter tradition in regions of Europe, and subsequently North America. Today, this tradition is celebrated by Christians and modern pagans on or around Christmas or Yule.

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Image: Pehr Arvid Säve (1811—1887), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.