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Yule Festival is the same as Yule (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Yule Boughs are branches of holly, ivy, yew, and mistletoe, used to decorate churches and private houses at Christmas. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Yule the old name for Christmas, still in provincial popular use in England. It points to heathen times, and to the annual festival held by the Northern nations at the winter solstice as a part of their system of sun-worship. In the Edda (q.v.) the sun is styled fagrahoel (fair or shining wheel), and a … Continue reading “Yule”

Yukon, Prefecture Apostolic of Occupies the extreme northwestern portion of the Dominion of Canada. It extends from 54 degrees North latitude to the Arctic Ocean and from the summit of the Rocky mountains to 141° West longitude. It covers an area of about 312,000 sq. miles, comprising two distinct districts, the Yukon Territory and the … Continue reading “Yukon, Prefecture Apostolic of”

Yugoslavia Term used for several political entities that existed in the Balkan Peninsula in 20th century Europe. The name means Land of the South Slavs. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was formed on 1 December 1918 as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes; re-named on 6 January 1929. Invaded by the Axis power on 6 … Continue reading “Yugoslavia”

Yuga SEE JOGA. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Yucataacute;n, Archdiocese of (YUCATANENSIS). Located in the Republic of Mexico; Campeche and Tabasco are its suffragans. Its area is that of the state of the same name, 17,204 sq. miles, and its population 337, 020 inhabitants (1910). There is a legend that long before the arrival of the Spanish in Mexico the Christian religion had … Continue reading “Yucataacute;n, Archdiocese of”

Yuan ch’i The primal fluid or the Prime-Force, the product of the cosmos. Its pure and light portion collected to form Heaven and its impure and heavy portion, Earth. (Huai-nan Tzu, d. 122 B.C.). — W.T.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Yuan The beginning. For the One Prime, seei yuan. The beginning of number, one. The beginning of the material principle or the vital force (ch’i). The originating power of the Heavenly Element (chien) in the system of the Eight Elements (pa kua), “being attentive to the fundamentals — the first and the chief quality of … Continue reading “Yuan”

Yu 1 Being, existence, the mother of all things, which comes from Non-Being (wu). Both Being and Non-Being are aspects of Tao. — W.T.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy Yu 2 Space, or “what extends to different places” and “covers the four directions.” (Neo-Mohism) — W.T.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy Yu 3 Desire, which … Continue reading “Yu 4”