Yuletide
the period around Christmas
TRANSLATION
Yuletide = die Weihnachtszeit --- GOOGLE INDEX Yuletide: approximately 13,400,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Sample text:
Although the traditional Sunday roast is not necessarily the norm for a lot of people these days, for most of us, the Christmas turkey is still a major part of the YULETIDE celebration.
(BBC)
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The holidays are no time to give up the job search. Used wisely, experts say, the winter break can lead to a YULETIDE miracle: gainful employment in 2010.
(BusinessWeek magazine)
Although the traditional Sunday roast is not necessarily the norm for a lot of people these days, for most of us, the Christmas turkey is still a major part of the YULETIDE celebration.
(BBC)
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The holidays are no time to give up the job search. Used wisely, experts say, the winter break can lead to a YULETIDE miracle: gainful employment in 2010.
(BusinessWeek magazine)
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Yuletide
noun
- the period around Christmas
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Yuletide is a winter festival that was initially celebrated by the historical Germanic people as a pagan religious festival, though it was later absorbed into, and equated with the Christian festival of Christmas. The festival, also referred to as the winter solstice, was originally celebrated from late December to early January on a date determined by the lunar Germanic calendar. The festival was placed on December 25 when the Christian calendar (Julian calendar) was adopted.
The word Yule derives from the Old English geol, geola "Christmas Day, Christmastide," which in turn stems from the Old Norse "jol." Terms with an etymological equivalent to Yule are used in the Nordic countries for the Christian Christmas (with its religious rites), but also for other holidays of the season.
Yule is also used to a lesser extent in English-speaking countries to refer to Christmas. Customs such as the Yule log, Yule goat, Yule boar, Yule singing, and others stem from Yule. The fact that Yule is not etymologically tied to Christianity means Yule in the Nordic countries is also celebrated by many non-Christians and even by the non-religious.
(adapted from Wikipedia)
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SYNONYMS
Christmastide, Christmastime, Nativity, Noel, Yule, festive season, Xmas
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I decided to delay the start of my diet until after the Yuletide."
Yuletide
noun
- the period around Christmas
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Yuletide is a winter festival that was initially celebrated by the historical Germanic people as a pagan religious festival, though it was later absorbed into, and equated with the Christian festival of Christmas. The festival, also referred to as the winter solstice, was originally celebrated from late December to early January on a date determined by the lunar Germanic calendar. The festival was placed on December 25 when the Christian calendar (Julian calendar) was adopted.
The word Yule derives from the Old English geol, geola "Christmas Day, Christmastide," which in turn stems from the Old Norse "jol." Terms with an etymological equivalent to Yule are used in the Nordic countries for the Christian Christmas (with its religious rites), but also for other holidays of the season.
Yule is also used to a lesser extent in English-speaking countries to refer to Christmas. Customs such as the Yule log, Yule goat, Yule boar, Yule singing, and others stem from Yule. The fact that Yule is not etymologically tied to Christianity means Yule in the Nordic countries is also celebrated by many non-Christians and even by the non-religious.
(adapted from Wikipedia)
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SYNONYMS
Christmastide, Christmastime, Nativity, Noel, Yule, festive season, Xmas
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I decided to delay the start of my diet until after the Yuletide."
