Winter Solstice. Log Evening

When the shortest day and the longest night arrive, the Winter Solstice, or Log Evening, is here. On this day at the museum, there is no getting by without log hauling, fortune casting, divination, merrymaking, games, and a Christmas market.

In ancient times, to ward off darkness, cold, and the previous year’s misfortunes, bad deeds, and thoughts, the Great Log was rolled from one homestead to another, and burned at the end of the route. Burning the log symbolizes the start of a new solar year and the sun itself, which has always been very important to farmers.