耶魯節

耶魯節（或譯作尤爾節）是由古代日耳曼民族所慶祝的宗教節日，後來接受基督教化後改為慶祝更為著名的聖誕節，所以耶魯節對於他們來說相當於是聖誕節的前身。「耶魯」一詞最早出現於日耳曼民族所用的月份名稱，例如ÆrraJéola（耶魯前），或ÆfteraJéola（耶魯後）等等。學者認為這節日是為了連慶祝野生狩獵節、北歐神奧丁和盎格魯-撒克遜異教的夜間母神節。Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874:326).

另見
 夜間母神節
 耶爾達節

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Category:日耳曼文化
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