Yule is a winter festival with historical roots among the Germanic peoples, which has been assimilated into Christmas following the Christianization of these cultures. Some modern religious movements, particularly those practicing Modern Germanic paganism, continue to celebrate Yule independently. Scholars link the original Yule festivities to various ancient traditions, including the Wild Hunt, the god Odin, and the Anglo-Saxon celebration of Mōdraniht, or "Mothers' Night." The term "Yule" and its variations remain in use today to refer to Christmas and other winter celebrations in English and Scandinavian languages, as well as in Finnish and Estonian. Notably, many contemporary Christmas traditions, such as the Yule log, Yule goat, Yule boar, and Yule singing, may have origins in these ancient pagan customs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule