Sun worshipers believed that the unburned wood of a yule log had magic powers, that bonfires could give the sun-god strength and bring him back to life, that houses decorated with evergreens would scare away demons, that holly was to be worshiped as a promise of the sun’s return, and that sprigs of mistletoe could bring good luck if worn as charms.
Waabudu wa jua waliamini kwamba mbao ambazo hazijachomwa za gogo hilo zilikuwa na nguvu za uchawi, kwamba mioto ya moto ingeweza kumpa mungu-jua nguvu na kumfufua, kwamba nyumba zilizopambwa kwa miti ya kijani kibichi zingewaogopesha roho waovu, kwamba holly ingeabudiwa kama ahadi. ya kurudi kwa jua, na kwamba sprigs ya mistletoe inaweza kuleta bahati nzuri kama huvaliwa kama hirizi.