White Rose of Avalon

Yule

  • Spooky Yuletide Gifts 2023!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   For today’s post, I have decided to share what some of my favorite holiday gifts that I received this year are.   I was very lucky to receive some really amazing gifts this year, especially from my husband Andrew and best friend Daisy!    They…

  • Revisiting Sir Gawain and the Green Knight During Yuletide

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about revisiting Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as a Yuletide tradition!   For those less familiar with the tale, it actually takes place during the Yuletide season, with the beginning of the story happening at a Christmastide Feast on New Year’s.…

  • Frau Perchta, Another Christmas Witch

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss yet another Christmas Folklore Witch!   This week’s folklore figure is Frau Perchta, who is very similar to Gryla, whom I wrote about last week, but also has her own unique associations and reasoning…

  • The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina & The Christmas Witch

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is another entry in my Magical Media Analysis series.   I will be focusing on the folkloric origins and usage of the Winter Ogre Witch Gryla and her Yule Lads in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.    Gryla first…

  • Winter & the Earth Element

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is going to be all about the connection between the Winter season and the Earth element.   While many think of the Earth element being most alive in Spring when everything is in bloom, or in Summer when plants are at their peak,…

  • Gryla’s Yuletide: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a poem about the Winter folklore figure Gryla. Gryla’s Yuletide by Maranda Wabik Gryla’s Yule Lads  Ready themselves for much mischief to come Sneaking into houses to cause chaos Making their mother, Gryla proud Those wishing to protect themselves from the Yuletide…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Holiday Films

    For today’s post I have decided to do a countdown of my favorite holiday films.   Let me know if I include any of your favorites! Number 5: Holiday Inn  ~This is a WWII era film featuring both Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby! Number 4: It’s a Wonderful Life  ~Likely to be a film everyone…