Many of the traditions we now think of as being part of Christmas - including Yule logs, mistletoe and Christmas trees - have their roots in the pagan celebrations of winter solstice.
The Druids - the priests of the ancient Celts - used evergreen trees, holly and mistletoe as symbols of everlasting life during winter solstice rituals.
Cutting them down and putting them in their homes would have been too destructive to nature. The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year.
To be precise, the solstice itself is the moment the sun is shining farthest to the south, directly over the Tropic of Capricorn.
Anglesey Tours are ideal for those interested in the Celtic history of Wales. If the past is your thing, we can travel through prehistory, visiting Iron Age and Celtic sites in an astonishing state of preservation to seeing a picture-perfect castle in its moat at Beaumaris.
Llanddwyn island