{"id":2283,"date":"2022-02-23T01:59:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T01:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/?p=2283"},"modified":"2022-03-02T08:19:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T08:19:42","slug":"yule-candle-symbol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/yule-candle-symbol\/","title":{"rendered":"Yule Candle Symbol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Symbol of light, warmth, prosperity, protection, fertility, generosity, togetherness.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/yule-candle-Yule-Symbols.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5269\" width=\"320\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/yule-candle-Yule-Symbols.webp 640w, https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/yule-candle-Yule-Symbols-300x240.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In ancient times, the Yule candle was known as a Yule torch. The Yule torch was used to light the Yule log before being used to light the supper. The torch was replaced with a candle as people stepped inside. The Yule log was used to light the Yule candles, which were intended to burn all night. You&#8217;d have a prosperous new year if they burned all night long. By bathing the house in warm light, the Yule candle safeguarded it from evil spirits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Yule candle was lit in Sweden, and the residual wax was placed on the plow blades in the expectation of a prosperous crop in the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yule candles were traditionally presented as gifts from the grocer in the United Kingdom. The candles were huge, and they served as a sign of charity and unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Yule candle has become a Christmas tradition in modern times. Candles are lit to reintroduce light into a dark world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Symbol of light, warmth, prosperity, protection, fertility, generosity, togetherness. In ancient times, the Yule candle was known as a Yule torch. The Yule torch was used to light the Yule log before being used to light the supper. The torch was replaced with a candle as people stepped inside. The Yule log was used to &#8230; <a title=\"Yule Candle Symbol\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/yule-candle-symbol\/\" aria-label=\"More on Yule Candle Symbol\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2283"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5270,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2283\/revisions\/5270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}