They also may decorate the house with electric lights. If they have a fireplace, they may burn a Yule log and save a bit for next year’s fire. Meditating in darkness, and then welcoming the birth of the sun by lighting candles and singing pagan songs.Exchanging gifts or sending greetings with friends and family, in the spirit of Saturnalia.They often will include mistletoe as a good luck charm. Wiccans may place holly, ivy, evergreen wreaths and pine cones around the home. Decorating the house with traditional pagan colors of red, green, and white.Having a feast, or large dinner gathering that focuses on the solstice, but acknowledges other religious celebrations related to the solstice, such as Christmas and New Year’s Eve.In present day, pagans take part in many different traditions. Many other cultures had some sort of winter solstice festival, which often included candles, and bonfires, to provide much needed light on this shortest day. Then, people set it aflame with a piece of last year's log (saved for this purpose). The log was decorated in seasonal greenery, such as branches. Yule logs were also burned in each house.
They did this to invite nature spirits to join the celebration. You can also rent the movie Chaar Sahibzaade on iTunes, Google Play, YouTube starting from Rs 100. Holly, ivy, evergreen trees, and mistletoe were used as decoration. The Celts' celebration of Yule included lighting a bonfire and drinking alcoholic spiced cider. One of the main parts of the celebration was giving each other gifts. The festival was to honor the god of agriculture, Saturn. The Romans celebrated Saturnalia, which was a week-long party, also with feasting and merrymaking. This meant that at Yule there was plenty of fresh meat available to feast upon. People did this so they wouldn't have to feed them during the winter, when food was scarce. Until the 1500s, most animals were killed around the solstice.
In 1699, Gobind Singh (born Gobind Rai) created the Khalsa, an elite warrior band of initiated devout orthodox Sikhs to protect the innocent. Their celebration included feasting and merrymaking. The four Sahibzade Khalsa warriors princes were the sons of Guru Gobind Singh (16661708), the leader of the Sikhs in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal empire (15261857).
The earliest known celebrations of Yule are in Norse culture. A painting by Antoine Callet of a Saturnalia celebration. Definitely Yes it inspires you to achieve humanitarian goals and do welfare for all human beingsA 9 year old Guru Gobind Singh tells his father Guru Tegh. After the solstice, the days start to get longer, and Yule celebrates the beginning of the return of the sun. This is because the shortest day and longest night occur on the solstice. Yule happens on the winter solstice, and it celebrates rebirth and renewal. As with many other pagan celebrations, it celebrates the changing of seasons.