Saturnday Night
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The Yule log tradition
evolved from ancient pagan midwinter festivals where actual sacrifices, sometimes including humans (especially children, speculatively), were made to Norse gods for the sun's return, with the log eventually becoming a symbolic substitute for these offerings, representing life and continuity, eventually transforming into the festive Christmas custom of burning a decorated log for good fortune. While historical accounts mention animal and human sacrifices (Midvinterblot) in some Germanic traditions, the modern Yule log's link to child sacrifice is a speculative, though culturally rooted, idea about appeasing deities for the winter solstice, becoming symbolic over time
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Various theories have been put forward on the meaning and origin of the Proto-Germanic root of 'Yule'. Scholars including Jacob Grimm have proposed a now widespread, but largely rejected, idea, that it is related to 'wheel', in reference to the completing of a solar cycle at the winter solstice. In support of this, it has been noted that runic calendars often represent the Christmas celebration with a wheel.[2][4] It has been noted, however, that this in Old English is hweol, and there is no clear reason to connect it to geol ('Yule').
WIKIPEDIA
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Police detention means a temporary, lawful stop where an officer restricts your movement based on
reasonable suspicion you're involved in a crime, distinct from an arrest, requiring a lower standard (not probable cause) and limited in duration, often called a "Terry stop," allowing for brief investigation, like traffic stops or questioning matching a suspect description, and you must cooperate but can ask, "Am I free to go?".
Key aspects of police detention:
Reasonable Suspicion: Officers need specific, articulable facts, not just a hunch, to believe criminal activity is occurring.
Temporary & Brief: It's for investigation and lasts only as long as necessary to confirm or dispel suspicion, usually short (minutes), though sometimes longer.
Not an Arrest: You're not free to leave, but you are not formally arrested.
Officer Actions: Can include questioning, demanding ID, and a pat-down (frisk) for weapons if they fear for safety.
Your Rights: You must provide basic ID (like your name) but can remain silent; you should politely ask if you are free to leave to clarify if you're detained or free to go.
Examples of detention:
Traffic Stops: For minor violations like a broken taillight.
Terry Stops: Stopping someone matching a robbery suspect's description.
Roadside Investigation: Being told to wait on the curb during a DUI stop
or told to get out of the car