Yule log (1870)

Yule log 1870 illustration

A Yule Log is a fine great piece of wood, to put on the Christmas fire and make it blaze brightly. The elder boys have asked leave to pull it home, and the little ones are waving holly over it, to show they are glad.

Yule is an old name for Christmas.

Location: Aunt Louisa's Alphabet Book - Alphabet of Games and Sports (1870). London: Frederick Warne & Co. Parker Collection AQ087.1/1870

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