This comment is about the yule correspondences at http://paganpages.org/content/2008/12/yule-correspondences/ . Sorry to post this here, but the contact information was a bit confusing.
There is this misconception about Yule, that it has anything to do with "hjul". It doesn't. This textpiece is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule:
Jól has alternately been theorized as deriving from Old Norse hjól, wheel, referring to the moment when the wheel of the year is at its low point, ready to rise again (compare to the Slavic karachun). This theory may be more based on similarities between the words jul and hjul (with a mute h) in modern Scandinavian languages, than on older cognates or historical sources.
There is a similar piece on http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jul, but since it's somewhat repetetive, I won't include it here.
Also, to be more in keeping with customs in Sweden, St. Lucy is really called S:a Lucia or spelled out, like Sankta Lucia. There might be other names that is or have been in use, but Sankta Lucia is by far the most common and, as a Swede living there myself, the only one I've ever heard of.
My question is if you would. please, correct these things on beforenentioned page at paganpages.org . Thank you.
Other than that I hope you have a fantastic Yule season, as I can tell you I've had, with only a few interruptions. And a Happy New Year. Also, I'd like to thank you for an otherwise interesting and uplifting magazine. Is there a way to subscribe via email?
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