{"title":"December 25th, the Twelve Days of Christmas","description":"\u003ch2\u003e25.12. The 12 Holy Nights (Rauhnächte)\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYule is a Northern European festival. Depending on religious affiliation, the festival is celebrated between the winter solstice and early February.\u003cbr\u003eIn Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish, Christmas is referred to as \"jul\". In Icelandic, Christmas is called \"jól\", in English \"Yule\", in Finnish \"joulu\", in Dutch \"joelfees\", in Frisian and North Sea Germanic dialects \"Jül or Jööl\", and in Old Norse \"júl and jól\". The Yule festival is celebrated in various adaptations depending on the region. In the Nordic-Germanic ASATRU faith, Yule is one of the four most important festivals in the annual cycle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristmas or Holy – Night. Rauhnächte Wodan's Wild Hunt\u003cbr\u003eWe refer to these as the 12 Holy Nights (Weihenächte). The word \"Weih\" comes from the Old High German \"wîh\" and means sacred \/ sanctuary.\u003cbr\u003eThe Rauhnächte begin on the night of December 25th at 0:00 AM!\u003cbr\u003eThe Rauhnächte end on January 5th at 12:00 AM.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach of the Rauhnächte represents one month in the coming year and lasts from 0:00 to 24:00.\u003cbr\u003eThe solar calendar and the lunar calendar differ by 12 days. The lunar calendar is missing \"12 days and 12 nights,\" which are called Rauhnächte.\u003cbr\u003eThe syllable \"Rauh\" is derived from the Germanic word rûch (West Germanic *rūhwa) – meaning hairy – coarse – harsh, shaggy, unkempt, and wild.\u003cbr\u003eAs reported in ancient sagas and legends, the Rauhnächte are the nights when evil demons and spirits wreak havoc on Midgard. These are the days when Odin, or Wotan, with his army of warriors, rides on the \"Wild Hunt\" against the evil forces of darkness!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#3598db;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color:#3598db;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nordwelt-versand.de\/julfest-weihenaechte\/?p=1\"\u003eCult objects for the solstice, Yule, and Rauhnächte\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/nordwelt-versand.de\/en\/collections\/anstehende-feiertage-25-12-die-12-weihenaechte.oembed","provider":"nordwelt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}