.... Is a variation on the Yule Log custom, that is traditionally observed at the Winter Solstise, by the Norse people and on Christmas eve, by some people in parts of England and Ireland.... The Ashen faggot comprises a bundle of ash sticks bound up with nine bands of green ash, which are set alight over a open fire.... According to custom, young girls select one of the bands of green ash as their own, then held it over the evening fire during the celebration...The girl whose band is first to catch fire, will be the first to marry that coming year.