Jul or jol () is the term used for the Christmas holiday season in Scandinavia and parts of Scotland. Originally, "jul" was the name of a month in the old Germanic calendar. The concept of "jul" as a period of time rather than a specific event prevailed in Scandinavia; in modern times, "Jul" is a period of time stretching from the days before December 24 to mid-January , with Christmas and the week up to New Year as its highlight. The modern English yule and yuletide are cognates with this term.Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874:326).
Jul or jol () is the term used for the Christmas holiday season in Scandinavia and parts of Scotland. Originally, "jul" was the name of a month in the old Germanic calendar. The concept of "jul" as a period of time rather than a specific event prevailed in Scandinavia; in modern times, "Jul" is a period of time stretching from the fourth sunday before Christmas eve, the December 24 , to (traditionally) mid-January at the date of Epiphany with december month and Christmas, and the week up to New Year as its highlight. The modern English yule and yuletide are cognates with this term.Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874:326).
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