12/23/2025
🌙 1. Mother’s Night (Modraniht)
Theme: Ancestral Mothers • Birth • Fate • The Womb of Creation
A sacred night honoring the Disir, ancestral mothers, and the feminine forces of creation. A time for offerings, gratitude, and calling in protection for the coming year.
☀️ 2. Midwinter / Winter Solstice
Theme: Sun Reborn • Hope • Turning Point
The longest night and the official rebirth of the Sun. Celebrated with candles, feasting, and joy.
🔥 3. The Yule Log Night
Theme: Renewal • Light Returning • Protection
The lighting of the Yule Log symbolizes the rebirth of the Sun and the return of light. Ashes are often kept for blessing and protection.
🐗 4. The Night of the Boar (Sonargöltr)
Theme: Freyr • Prosperity • Sacred Oaths
Dedicated to Freyr. Oaths, intentions, and promises for the coming year are spoken over the sacred boar (symbolic today).
🌲 5. The Night of the Sacred Tree
Theme: Yggdrasil • Life Force • Connection
Honors the World Tree and the interconnectedness of all realms. Evergreens are brought inside as symbols of life enduring winter.
❄️ 6. The Night of Stillness
Theme: Silence • Inner Wisdom • Rest
A quiet, contemplative night focused on listening, meditation, and honoring the deep winter pause.
🦌 7. The Night of the Wild Hunt
Theme: Odin • Spirit Travel • Release
Associated with Odin leading the Wild Hunt through the skies. A powerful night for releasing fear, shadow work, and honoring the unseen.
🍯 8. The Night of Wassailing
Theme: Blessings • Abundance • Community
Blessing orchards, livestock, and future harvests with song, drink, and goodwill.
🌟 9. The Night of the Ancestors
Theme: Remembering • Guidance • Lineage
Honoring those who came before. Offerings are made and stories shared.
🐺 10. The Night of the Spirits
Theme: Otherworld • Guardians • Magic
A liminal night when the veil is thin. Spirit allies, land wights, and guides are honored.
🕯️ 11. The Night of Oaths and Truth
Theme: Integrity • Fate • Spoken Word
A powerful night to reaffirm vows, commitments, and truths—spoken carefully, as words shape wyrd.
🎉 12. Yule’s End / Twelfth Night
Theme: Closure • Celebration • Blessing Forward
Marks the end of Yule and the blessing of the coming year. Feasting, joy, and final offerings close the sacred season.