Re: etyma for Crãciun,RomanianforChristmas

On Mon, Dec 29, 2003, at 12:29 PM, tgpedersen wrote:

> If the sense was once "tree" or "yule log"

That's what I was looking for! Pls. tell me more. :-)

> there is ON <kraki> "tree with branches cut off

What's the (sacral) significance of this "yule log"?
Is it connected with a solstice fire ritual? If
so, it could be a relic of some pagan (probably
pan-European) traditions/faith... (Anyway, I think we
should pay more attention to substrates of Christian
traditions).

> Torsten

George