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Article: Get clued in at arboretum Yule log hunt.(Neighbor)(2-minute drill)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- January 4, 2007
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A quick chat with a Morton Arboretum newsmaker
"Glad tidings, good friends, we're glad you are here, to celebrate the passing year."
Those are the words that will officially open Morton Arboretum's 29th annual Hunt for the Yule Log this weekend. The popular event is always the first Sunday in the new year.
The occasion will run like clockwork if it replicates past experiences, said special events coordinator Marilyn Baysek.
Q. What is the history of the hunt?
A. The Yule log hunt goes back to ancient festivals and is an old Viking tradition celebrating the sun during the winter solstice. During the winter, when the sun appeared the least, families would go ...