A2 Yule pagan canvas winter solstice gift yuletide pagan art print Celtic mythology holly king and oak order king

This is a high-quality canvas print of the Wiccan Wheel of the year sabbat, Winter Solstice / Yule. The print is professionally stretched and ready to hang. It comes from an original oil painting with is 76 x 61 cm.

❤ Acid-free, PH-neutral, poly-cotton base
❤ 20.5 mil (0.5 mm) thick poly-cotton blend canvas
❤ Canvas fabric weight: 13.9 oz/yd2(470 g/m²)
❤ Fade-resistant
❤ Hand-stretched over solid wood stretcher bars
❤ Matte finish coating
❤ 1.5″ (3.81 cm) deep
❤ Mounting brackets included
❤ Blank product in the EU sourced from Latvia
❤ Blank product in the US sourced from the US

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Other types of reproductions of this Yule oil painting are also available from this Etsy store as A3, A4 and A5 Giclee art prints on 350 g card, plus greeting cards and laptop sleeves, tote bags, stickers and overnight bags.

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YULE / WINTER SOLSTICE

TRADITIONAL DATES : Northern Hem: Dec 21 - 22 . Southern Hem: June 21 - 22 .
Astrological dates vary annually.

YULE: SOME KEY POINTS:

Midwinter / Longest Night of the year.

Traditionally a time of rest, a holiday from sowing and reaping the land all year.

A time for family gatherings and story telling.

In the morning after the longest night the "sun is born again" because the sun starts to grow bigger again after this night. It is tradition to stay up all night and watch the sun rise in the morning at this time.

Evergreen trees were decorated at Yuletide and gifts exchanged throughout pagan Europe since ancient times to symbolise renewal and hope order during the dark winter months and to celebrate this turning point. This old tradition was later adopted and adapted by Christianity.

An old legend or mythological story that was shared by many Celtic and pagan traditions is of a battle between the Oak King and the Holly King. They have this battle for supremacy at this time. Some details of this story vary slightly between the different traditions.

Newgrange in Ireland is a 5,200 old stone temple. The sun strikes an Altar point each year at the time of the Winter Solstice. Researchers & archaeologists still do not know how the building could have been constructed but it reflects the importance & significance of the wheel of the year key points to communities since ancient times.