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Yuletide in The Shire

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Yule was the midwinter festival, observed around the Westlands of Middle-earth The days around Yule were the Yule-tide.

In the Shire, Yule lasted for two days: the last of the old year and the first of the new year. The month before Yule was called 'Foreyule' and the month after it was 'Afteryule'. However, Yule-tide itself was not part of eithe rof these two months. The two days of Yule always fell on the same days of the week: the last day of the year, (1 Yule) was always a Highday (our Friday), while the first day of the following year, (2 Yule) was always a Sterday (our Saturday).

Around them was held the six-day festival of Yuletide, running from 29 Foreyule, through to 2 Afteryule.

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