Sometimes it felt like 2020 would never be over, but here we are in the 12th month of the year! Johanna and Olivia are celebrating by looking at how Austrians and Iranians make the most out of the coming of winter.

Air Castles is a cultural anthropology podcast where Semi-Qualified Hosts/World Travelers/Best Friends Olivia Schmitz and Johanna Schöllauf try to understand different cultures one topic at a time.

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Sources:

Earth, Wind & Fire - December (Official Video): https://youtu.be/CjCWhwdnCd0

Johanna:

“Christoph Waltz Explains Krampus to Jimmy Fallon”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbkGuCozc9M

Olivia:

“Shab-e Yalda, the celebration of the longest night of the year”: https://www.eavartravel.com/en/blog/2019/12/10/130522/yalda-nights/

“Shabe Yalda – A Persian Celebration”: https://persianmama.com/shabe-yalda-a-persian-celebration/

“Hafez”: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/hafez