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Winter Solstice Sabbat (also known as Yule, Winter Rite, Midwinter, and Alban Arthan) is celebrated on the first day of Winter. Traditional ritual herbs: bay, bayberry, blessed thistle, cedar, chamomile, evergreen, frankincense, holly, juniper, mistletoe, moss, oak, pinecones, rosemary, and sage. Altar decorations traditionally include mistletoe, holly, a small Yule log, strings of colored lights, Yule/Christmas cards, a candle in the shape of Kriss Kringle (Santa Claus), presents wrapped in colorful holiday paper, a homemade wreath. Traditional Sabbat incense: bayberry, cedar, pine, and rosemary. Sacred Sabbat gemstones: cat's-eye, and ruby. Sabbat deities: Lucina (Roman goddess of lunar mysteries), Frey (Scandinavian god of fertility and deity associated with peace and prosperity), Attis (Phrygian fertility god), Dionysus (Greek god of wine), Woden (the chief Teutonic god), and, of course, Kriss Kringle (the Pagan god of Yule and personification of the Yuletide spirit.) Candle colors: red, green, white, gold, silver. The traditional Pagan foods of this Sabbat are roasted turkey, nuts, fruitcakes, caraway rolls, eggnog, and mulled wine.
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