It's our Christmas special! And what's more Christmassy than a bit of disembowelment?
Britt talks about some lads terrorising the people of Iceland and the importance of putting lids on your cooking pots, while Alexa shares the tales of a bad mouthed horse and to look forward to that pair of socks you get each Christmas. 

Sources for todays Episode:

Alexa's covered stories
https://www.wales.com/about/culture/mari-lwyd
https://rhinwedd.cymru/blogs/news/the-story-of-mari-lwyd
https://www.yha.com.au/travel-and-tours/traveller-stories/the-eight-strangest-christmas-traditions-on-earth/
https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Yule_Cat
https://www.medievalists.net/2019/12/the-yule-cat-of-iceland-a-different-kind-of-christmas-tradition/
https://boroughsofthedead.com/frau-perchta/
https://germangirlinamerica.com/what-is-frau-perchta-goddess-or-belly-slitter/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/krampus
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/krampus-could-come-you-holiday-season-180957438/
https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/7-spooky-christmas-legends-from-around-the-world

Brittany's covered stories
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore
https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/gryla-and-leppaludi-the-parents-of-the-icelandic-yule-lads
https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/the-icelandic-yulelads-at-dimmuborgir
https://www.air101.co.uk/2019/12/christmas-in-iceland-yule-lads.html
https://greekerthanthegreeks.com/2014/12/greek-christmas-customs-traditions-2.html
https://mythical-bestiary.fandom.com/wiki/Kallikantzaros
https://www.thegreekvibe.com/kallikantzari-the-greek-trolls-of-christmas/
https://athenscentre.gr/epiphany-in-greece/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ_HQZclF7Y
https://occult-world.com/kallikantzari/
https://travelswithpersephone.blogspot.com/2013/12/kallikantzaroi-greek-goblins-of.html
https://www.vintag.es/2021/12/hans-trapp.html
https://steampunklibrarian.blog/2021/12/02/folklorethursday-hans-trapp-the-cannibalistic-christmas-scarecrow/
https://www.scaryforkids.com/hans-trapp/
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/hans-trapp/

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