December 25th, the 12 consecrated nights

The Yule festival is a northern European festival. Depending on the religious affiliation, the festival is celebrated between the winter solstice and the beginning of February.

In Norwegian, Danish and Swedish, Christmas is called "jul". In Icelandic, Christmas is called "jól", in English "Yule", in Finnish "joulu", in Dutch "joelfees", in Frisian and North Sea Germanic dialects "Jül or Jööl", in Old Norse "júl and jól". The Yule festival is celebrated in various variations depending on the region. In the Nordic-Germanic ASATRU faith, the Yule festival is one of the four most important festivals in the annual cycle.

Rough nights or consecration - night. Rough nights Wodan's wild hunt
We call these the 12 consecrated nights. The word "Weih" comes from the Old High German "wîh" and means something like holy / sanctuary.
The Rough Nights begin on the night of December 25th at midnight!
The Rough Nights end on January 5th at midnight.

Each of the Rough Nights represents a month in the coming year and runs from midnight to midnight.
The solar calendar and the lunar calendar differ by 12 days. The lunar calendar lacks "12 days and 12 nights" which are referred to as Rough Nights.
The syllable "rauh (Rough)" is derived from the Germanic word rûch (West Germanic *rūhwa) - which means something like hairy - coarse - harsh, shaggy, shaggy and wild.
As reported in old myths and legends, the Rough Nights are the nights on which evil demons and spirits wreak havoc on Midgard. These are the days on which Odin or Wotan rides with his army of warriors on the “Wild Hunt” against the evil forces of darkness!

Cult objects for the solstice, Yule festival and rough nights time.