The solstice also marks the start of the Pagan holiday, Yule, according to the Old ... including Neopaganism and Neo-Druids. When constructed, the stone circle was aligned with the sun, and ...

Many Christmas traditions, including Yule logs, mistletoe and Christmas trees, originate from these Pagan winter solstice celebrations. The Druids, priests of the ancient Celts, used evergreen ...