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The Yule Log
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Simple reading comprehension about the Winter Solstice and Yule Logs.
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What did the Vikings call the Winter Solstice festival?
Winter Sun Solstice.
Yule.
Christmas.
Thanksgiving.
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What is the Winter Solstice?
The day when the sun is lowest in the sky
The day when the sun is highest in the sky
The shortest day of the year
Also the shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere
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How did the Vikings move the big heavy logs?
They used magic.
A group of strong men moved them.
They dragged them with horses.
They rolled them.
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What did people toss into the burning log?
Holly
Salt
Chestnuts
Pine Cones
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Why did the Vikings burn a log?
To remember the light of Jesus.
To keep warm.
To erase bad things from the previous year.
To light up the sky.
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How did the Vikings celebrate Yule?
They burned the biggest log they could find.
They ate cake.
They rode horses.
They lit candles.
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When is Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?
December 25th
June 25th
December 21st or 22nd
June 21st or 22nd
