Dec 23 2024 30 mins 6
Come and find out all about the amazing women of yuletide mythology and folklore in this special festive episode!
Cool stuff mentioned in this episode:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/does-mrs-claus-have-a-life-of-her-own
https://daily.jstor.org/santa-and-mrs-claus-and-the-christmas-war-of-the-sexes/
http://museumsonthegreen.org/wp-content/uploads/Goody-Edited.pdf
https://www.italiarail.com/culture/legend-la-befana
https://www.romaexperience.com/post/italian-traditions-holidays-befana
https://www.britannica.com/topic/St-Lucias-Day
https://www.voguescandinavia.com/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-st-lucias-day
https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-gryla
https://www.exploringiceland.is/blog/gryla-and-her-13-yule-lads
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