First recorded in 1715–25
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So in that case, you treat it more like the Yule log, right, at Christmas time.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025
In Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, hundreds of worshipers gathered outside St. Sava Temple, the largest Serbian Orthodox church, for the traditional burning of dried oak branches that symbolize the Yule log.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2022
Every year, my parents, my older brother, and I would haul out our fake tree from the basement and watch the Yule log on WPIX.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2016
The Yule Log Station: The warm, homey sounds of a crackling Yule log.
From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2015
Another twelvemonth sped its way, and once again the Yule log burned within the hall, and once again the troubadour knocked at the gate, all in the night and falling snow.
From The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)
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