Yule Log

     Before they were Christians, the Norse burned an enormous yule log to honor Thor, god of thunder.  Afterwards, they made it a part of their Christmas celebrations.  Scandinavian countries adopted the word "yule" to mean Christmas and in other countries the word for Christmas actually means "log evening".  In England, it is considered lucky to keep a small, unburned piece of the yule log to light next year's log.

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