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 Yule

Long before Christians came to be,

The Norse folk celebrated Yule.

November through January

Was the Yule tide time as a rule.

It was a time when the Norse came

To pagan temples so they could

All pray to their gods with the aim

That future for them would be good.

There was the sacrifice of beast,

With blood of such smeared ev'rywhere,

Then the meat cooked up for a feast

For all the celebrants to share.

When Christianity took hold,

Gone were traditions of Yule old.