Ep 69 - Snow Stories - Snegurochka & Gryla (with the 13 Yule Lads, and the Yule Cat)

For the final episode of the season, we're telling winter stories from the north: Snegurochka, the Snow Maiden, and the troll Gryla (with her 13 Yule Lads and Yule Cat). This episode will get you in the holiday spirit with magically crafted snow-children, scary trolls, mischievous lads, and a giant man-eating Christmas cat.

Sources

Wikipedia 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snow_Maiden

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_Russia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ded_Moroz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snegurochka

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore

The Russian Store

https://www.therussianstore.com/blog/the-snow-maiden

Russiapedia

https://russiapedia.rt.com/of-russian-origin/snegurochka/

Russian American Company

https://www.russianamericancompany.com/the-snowmaiden/

Bridge to Moscow

https://bridgetomoscow.com/word-day-snegurochka-snegurochka-a-snow-maiden

Pitt EDU

https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/type0703.html

Indo Base

http://www.indobase.com/holidays/christmas/characters/snegurochka.html

Though Co

https://www.thoughtco.com/snegurochka-1502312

Snow Maiden Opera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APfQ14JUg-4&ab_channel=BrilliantClassics

Youtube - ExtraCredits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-LxYYm1YH0

PBS

https://www.pbs.org/video/the-wicked-feline-murder-floof-a-yule-cat-story-7a3dze/

Guide to Iceland

https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/gryla-and-leppaludi-the-parents-of-the-icelandic-yule-lads

https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/christmas-and-new-year-s-eve-in-iceland

Iceland With a View

https://icelandwithaview.com/the-13-yule-lads-of-iceland/

Bus Travel Iceland

https://bustravel.is/blog/icelandic-christmas-traditions

Mental Floss

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/568050/gryla-christmas-troll-iceland

Icelandic National Institute

https://inlus.org/gryla-and-jolakotturinn-the-christmas-cat/

Icelandic Folklore

https://icelandicfolklore.is/the-yule-cat/

Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/07/28/where-cats-are-more-popular-than-dogs-in-the-u-s-and-all-over-the-world/

World Population Review

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/happiest-countries-in-the-world