| Origin of Christmas Traditions By Sarah Lane Jul 20, 2011,
00:50 PST The Origin of Traditions Youre snug as a bug in your
Yule Log warmed home, youve left your skates and sled in the
snow, youve hung the wreath, the mistletoe, the stockings on the
mantle, cookies are waiting for Santa. Christmas cards are
written, eggnogs ready for sippin, lights and candy canes are on
the tree, carolers sing songs about Rudolph and Frosty. Did you
ever stop to wonder where youd be, without traditions on
Christmas Eve? Did you know the burning of the Yule Log was
taken from ancient sun worship rituals? Yule Logs are supposed
to be cut from red oak trees and burned all of Christmas Eve and
into Christmas Day. It is unlucky to buy your own log and lucky
ones usually come from your neighbors woodpile. It is also
customary to light the new log with a scrap of last year's log.
The scrap is kept under the homeowners bed to protect the home
from fire and lightning during the next year. Can you believe
the very first ice skates wer