Merry Christmas to all our amazing listeners! For this stop on our Mysterious PNW holiday Roadtrip, we head over to Europe to discuss popular Christmas folklore. From Krampus to the Yule Lads, we hope you enjoy this look into European folklore.

Happy Holidays!

Jen & Sarah

Sources:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Krampus

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20241206-four-of-europes-most-fascinating-pre-christian-winter-festivals

https://www.christmasmarketsaustria.com/krampus.php

https://boroughsofthedead.com/frau-perchta/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perchta

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_cat

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/23/1221454825/youve-heard-of-santa-maybe-even-krampus-but-what-about-the-child-eating-yule-cat

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belsnickel

https://www.visitpaamericana.com/blog/post/what-or-who-is-belsnickel/

https://www.pennlive.com/life/2018/12/what_is_the_belsnickel_why_is.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grýla

https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Grýla

https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-gryla
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore
https://bustravel.is/iceland-culture/icelandic-yule-lads-gryla-leppaludi?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD2irD-E5TzpptRtY-vjwieDmDib8&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3KTFy-egigMVpTatBh2uSQz_EAAYASAAEgJ3EfD_BwE

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-thirteen-yule-lads-icelands-own-mischievous-santa-clauses-180948162/