Deck the Hall with boughs of holly, falalalalalalala
‘Tis the season to be jolly, falalalalalalala
Some of us at Blogistan Polytech Institute used to believe this was a Christmas Carol...oh, not so, students. This was a song of the Yule, for the Solstice. The word is a variation of the Scandinavian word, Jul, meaning the first day of winter, the shortest day of the year. In the Celtic tradition, it is the battle between the aging Holly King, representing darkness of the old year, and the Oak king, which symbolizes the light of the new year.
In this MF, we will explore just some of the decorations we use and find out that they are not Christmas Decorations. I’ll pass around the eggnog, with or without the rum, the nutmeg, the Yule cakes and the Wassail. Perhaps we’ll continue to sing a song or two. And do a circle dance, unless you are just too tired to spring to your feet at this early hour.
