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HAPPY NEW YEAR SPOOKY BITCHES.

Grab your fluffiest socks and crank up the heat because Niamh is back with a look at Ladies Who Snow. From fictional characters from Narnia to inventions of pure capitalism, we end up (via Russia and Snegurochka) back with the Norse Jotnar, this time with Skadi, our divorced baddie. Then we hop across the sea to that fierce Scottish lass Beira...who is apparently responsible for Nessie?!

Sources:

Snow Queens and Winter Witches from Around the World – #FolkloreThursday

Beira, The Cailleach, Queen of Winter - Folklore Scotland

Winter Gods and Goddesses: Berchta, Odin, Cailleach, and More (otherworldlyoracle.com)

Legend of Jack Frost and The Snow Queen | Jack Frost is the imp of winter. He is a trickster spirit who brings the cold air with him. Snow queen is a character from myth and enchantment (patheos.com)

Sami People: Religion, Beliefs, and Deities (learnreligions.com)

Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth and Legend: Chapter I (sacred-texts.com)

Additional Sounds from Pixabay

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