what is the significance of the yule log in french tradition
Yule log The custom of burning a Yule log for one or more nights starting on Christmas Eve was also formerly widespread in France, where the usual term is bûche de noël. This may derive from a custom requiring peasants to bring a log to their lord. In Burgundy, gifts would be hidden under the log. Prayers were offered as the log was lighted in Brittany and in Provence, where the custom is still widely observed and called cacho fio (blessing of the log): the log, or branch from a fruit-bearing tree, is first paraded three times around the house by the grandfather of the family, then blessed with wine; it is often lighted together with the saved ashes of the previous year's log.[13][14] Other regional names include cosse de Nau in Berry, mouchon de Nau in Angoumois, chuquet in Normandy, souche in the Île de France, and tréfouiau in the Vendée.[15] The custom has now long been replaced by the eating of a log-shaped cake, also named Bûche de Noël.[16][17]
Religio The Latin term
Shekhinah This term does not occur in the Bible, and is from rabbinic literature.[2]:148[3][4]
Matthew 7:7–8 The common English expression "Seek and Ye Shall Find" is derived from this verse.