Spooky Icelandic Christmas Folkfore: Gryla, the Yule Cat, and the Yule Lads

In this episode, we continue our Christmas journey by delving into the wonderful world of Icelandic folklore. Some of the most well known local stories revolving around Christmas include the carnivorous giantess Gryla, her house-sized cat, and her 13 children, the Yule Lads, who bring either mischief or terror depending on the tale. theme song by Riley H. on Fiverr !find your local food bank!! https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbankbibliography:https://www.maloriesadventures.com/blog/holiday-mythology-spotlight-the-legend-of-grylahttps://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-grylahttps://www.exploringiceland.is/blog/gryla-and-her-13-yule-ladshttps://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/gryla-and-leppaludi-the-parents-of-the-icelandic-yule-ladshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-icelands-christmas-witch-much-cooler-and-scarier-krampus-180967605/https://education.turpentinecreek.org/2023/12/09/the-spooky-legend-of-the-yule-cat/https://www.npr.org/2023/12/23/1221454825/youve-heard-of-santa-maybe-even-krampus-but-what-about-the-child-eating-yule-cathttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/yule-cat-jolakotturinn-icelandhttps://www.historyextra.com/period/general-history/yule-cat-iceland-christmas-jolakotturinn/https://www.fabledcollective.com/gryla-husband/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/before-the-yule-lads-evolved-into-icelandic-versions-santa-claus-they-terrorized-children-into-following-rules-180948162/https://fairytales.wordpress.com/2022/12/21/christmas-fairy-tale-of-iceland-the-yule-lads/wikipediacharities to check out:The Loveland Foundation https://thelovelandfoundation.org/For the Gworls https://www.forthegworls.com/homeRAINN https://rainn.org/Doctors Without Borders/MSF https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.org/social media:instagram.com/wevealwaysbeenweirdtiktok @wevealwaysbeenweirdtwitter x.com/wabwpodemail us! [email protected] you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.