Yule is a pagan ritual that is celebrated during the winter solstice, typically on or around December 21st. It is observed by various pagan and Wiccan traditions, and it marks the longest night of the year and the return of the sun. The origins of Yule can be traced back to pre-Christian Germanic and Norse cultures, where it was celebrated as a festival of the winter solstice. It was a time to honor and celebrate the rebirth of the sun, as well as to welcome the return of longer days and the promise of spring. During Yule, pagans engage in a variety of rituals and traditions that vary depending on the specific tradition or individual beliefs. However, some common practices include lighting candles or fires to symbolize the returning light, decorating homes and altars with evergreen branches and wreaths, and exchanging gifts as a symbol of abundance and generosity.
Tattooing in this unique style got Panda a serious amount of attention. His skillset, approach and impeccable attention to detail made him a stand-out artist in the highly competitive Miami tattoo scene. His staggering Instagram following, combined with word of mouth from the arts and music community, elevated Panda’s work to a must-have for any high roller eager to turn heads. Panda has tattooed some of the biggest stars in the world, from Lil Uzi Vert to Jake Paul to Marc Anthony. Panda’s meeting with Anthony was an especially significant one for both artists, as they bonded over their mutual love for salsa music legend Héctor Lavoe.
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However, some common practices include lighting candles or fires to symbolize the returning light, decorating homes and altars with evergreen branches and wreaths, and exchanging gifts as a symbol of abundance and generosity. Another central aspect of Yule is feasting and sharing food with loved ones. This not only celebrates the abundance of the harvest and the upcoming winter months but also brings people together in community and strengthens social bonds.
Spike TV Ink Master star makes her mark in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE — Whether it’s in the name of artistic expression, commemoration or impulse, hundreds of folks are marking themselves up this weekend at the NEPA Tattoo Arts Festival.
Inside Genetti Hotel & Conference Center, Donna Gibbs of Hamlin sat stoically still as Rob Castaldo of House of Ink in Exeter applied ink to her skin.
Castaldo, a 14-year veteran tattoo artist, wiped a little blood and ink from Gibbs’ right shoulder to reveal a compass and three old-fashioned keys set against a map.
The keys represent her husband and her two kids, she explained. “Because they’re the only ones who can open my heart.”
The festival, a collaboration between 570 Tattooing Co. and Marc’s Tattooing now in its second year, continues today with 50 tattooers from around the country. Nationally known artists include Dan Henk, Megan Massacre and Jon Mesa. Last year the festival brought more than 1,000 people to peruse the artists’ and vendors’ stands at Genetti’s.
Tattoo artist Sarah Miller, known for her appearance on Spike TV’s series Ink Master in 2012, was taking her first client of the day Saturday. On a piece of stencil paper, she outlined the likeness of a child that would soon become a back tattoo.
Miller’s portfolio includes strikingly realistic portraiture, but also whimsical fantasy.
She owns Wyld Chyld Tattoo in Pittsburgh, the home shop of five other artists. But since her appearance on Spike, she’s spent most of the last year and a half on the road hitting festivals, she said.
“I didn’t go on the show because I wanted to be famous,” Miller said. “I just wanted to see how far I could go.”
Miller, 29, never aspired to become a tattoo artist. She studied fine art in college and hoped to one day illustrate comic books. Tattooing has been a means, at times, to pay the bills, but also a way to advance artistically, Miller said.
Her fascination with portraits grew in college while studying Renaissance-era greats.
She reveled that the old masters had an uncanny way to capture human expression with their medium, sometimes spending years to complete a single work. She wanted to reproduce that expression with a tattoo.
She wanted to try tattooing a portrait, but she was nervous to throw herself out there for the first time, at least until a friend volunteered as a test dummy.
What resulted was incredible, she said. “It was the same feeling I felt when I first picked up the tattoo machine,” Miller said.
Since then, her tattoos have been featured in magazines and earned awards across the country.
Tattoo artists stand to make a good deal of money, charging a few hundred bucks for three or four hours worth of work. But Castaldo described his profession as a lifestyle, one accompanied by great responsibility (there’s no magic eraser for tattoo ink), but also great reward.
“There’s nothing more gratifying than somebody letting you put your art on them forever,” Castaldo said.
“I don’t know what this is like anywhere else, but in Miami there’s a handful of these flea markets, and there was actually this whole flea market tattoo culture,” Panda says. “You could buy anything in there—bootleg DVDs, weed, grills, fake gold. Legal, illegal, it was all there inside these flea markets, so a lot of tattoo shops popped up. I was tattooing there when I was 15. Legitimately, I had a job, but I had to tell people that I was 22 and I’d been tattooing for four years. I was tattooing flames, dice, money bags. That was the flea market special. You could come in for a $300 tap-out session and leave with a whole sleeve.”
Yule is also seen as a time of introspection and reflection. As the year comes to a close and the darkness of winter envelops the land, many pagans take this time to reflect on the past year, set intentions for the upcoming year, and connect with their spiritual practices. Some pagans also incorporate rituals and practices from other traditions during Yule, such as hanging mistletoe, singing carols, or even setting up a Yule tree. These customs have been adapted and incorporated into modern celebrations of Christmas, but their origins can be traced back to pagan Yule traditions. Overall, Yule is a time of celebration, reflection, and renewal. It is a time to honor the cycles of nature, connect with the divine, and come together in community. Whether through feasting, ritual, or quiet contemplation, pagans celebrate the return of the sun and the promise of new beginnings during this festive season..
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