86: St. Nick's Creepy Cohorts

Wes and Beth discuss several of St. Nick's creepy cohorts from Europe, including Belsnickel, Father Whipper, and Frau Perchta. https://www.vice.com/en/article/43989p/perchta-christmas-goddess-demon-womanhttps://boroughsofthedead.com/frau-perchta/Belsnickelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belsnickelhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/belsnickelhttps://www.themsv.org/belsnickel-wha-holiday-traditions-shenandoah-valley/Father Whipperhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A8re_Fouettardhttps://curiousrambler.com/father-whipper/https://www.farmersalmanac.com/scary-christmas-charactersGrylahttps://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-grylahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/each-christmas-icelands-yule-cat-takes-fashion-policing-extreme-180961420/https://gamerant.com/yule-cat-facts-lore-trivia/#the-yule-lads-are-just-as-badCredit: https://www.FesliyanStudios.com Background Music Support the showAll our links:Our website:  www.whereourmindswander.com/Our email: [email protected] Facebook : www.facebook.com/WhereOurMindsWanderSupport the Show:  www.whereourmindswander.com/support/Our Merch store: www.teepublic.com/stores/where-our-minds-wander?ref_id=27458Our Books on Amazon  www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG2R726Ywww.amazon.com/dp/B0CG412JMK Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCU-Fsxo4tN5xylI3FwB_iewTwitter Page: twitter.com/OurMindsWanderSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/3vlmAO4u48AXbZuQh89gEZApple  Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1629154174