The Dark & Strange Legends of Christmas Festivities
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Today we take a look at 5 festive legends including, Gryla, the Yule Cat, the Yule Lads, Befana and the Kallikantzaros. From Iceland we have the terrible child eating troll Gryla, her pet cat the Yule Cat which stalks the snowy countryside looking for those who were unfortunate enough to not receive any new clothing during Christmas. Lastly we have her 13 sons, the Yule Lads. Who arrive in town one at a time each night from the December 12th until Christmas Eve. These pranksters wreak havoc and ensure that little peace and rest will be had. In Italy they tell stories of an old woman called Befena who rides a broomstick and delivers presents to children. In Greece and the Balkans exist the Kallikantzaroi who spend most of the year underground trying to destroy the tree of life. However during the twelves days of Christmas they surface to cause havoc which allows the tree of life time to regenerate.
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0:00 - Intro
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1:50 - Gryla
3:10 - The Yule Cat
4:12 - The Yule Lads
5:43 - Befana
7:36 - Kallikantzaros
9:54 - Outro/Credits
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Title: The Dark & Strange Legends of Christmas Festivities - (Exploring Festive Folklore) - Zábava
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I hope you have a Merry Christmas 🎄. Please do a video on alicorns and gargoyles
Merry Christmas
Can you do a video on Hawaiian or South American legends
Merry Christmas guys. Here's hoping for a video on kelpies.
Merry Christmas
These were a blast to paint, thanks for having me again! I loved the stories, as usual!
Great work.
Do you have an Instagram or Fiverr account? ^^
You are amazing.. where to find your work?
@@loraedwards2435 Thank you! I think any replies containing social media names gets in the spam filter or something, but I post my artwork under the name mandoteresia in various places online. :)
You’re work is amazing
As an Italian, I'm happy you included La Befana, our favourite witchy grandma :)
*Everyone’s favorite witchy grandma 😃👏🏾🔥🇳🇱✌🏾
What a great tradition 💗
So a giant cat is the reason we get socks for christmas, you know, I'll take my socks if that means a massive feline won't eat me.
How to picture the Yule Lads (in my head): 3 year Olds in Elf costumes... that's it... just a bunch of them, some hopped up on candies, all of them rummy and all of them mischievous. That's that twinkle in their eyes... pure mischief.
That Yulecat legend sure makes it hard for kids to complain about getting socks instead a toy. 😉
Yeah you don’t want to piss off the giant bad ass holiday house cat of mythical creatures . hope he purrrs going by your house in the winter weather
@@debbieathy5204 I did means kids from the culture it arose from. They usually want toys and parents don't want to hear complaints. I'm sure this was something like the reason this myth developed.
If you were joking, I just didn't see it. If that was the case, sorry I responded like this. It kind of sounded like you think I believe in this myth.
@@I_am_Irisarc well I don’t know if the myth about a giant house cat that comes around during Yule time has some kind of fact to it . but it’s a cool mythical legend regardless of truth . And don’t worry I’m not one of those people that get affended by every little thing that people say or write on here . I have allways been laid back and don’t jump on the drama bandwagon. I’m pretty open minded and don’t judge people unless I really get to know them . No worries you are fine with what you said as a comment to me here
I like the Yule Cat and The Yule Lads. Thanks for telling us about them.
( Not so ) Fun fact : As a Greek, there is an older version for the origins of kalikatzaros which says that they are actually the infants slain by Herod, as they were not baptized.
I love how your voice tone doesn't change through the whole video
Or in any of his videos, no matter the subject lol. 😂
Christmases sure is a time wonder!
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And eating children.
A good prank for the goblins could be while they count the colander the person shout “3!” And they burst into flames that way.
I am compelled as a Greek to add to the last legend that burning incence (usually from Myrrh) every night keeps the kalikantaroi away and is believed that in the 6th of January when we celebrate Theophany and the Blessing of Waters which forces these goblins back into the earth and start devour the tree of life again. Also the devour of children is removed from the legend as even my grandmother never told me such thing and she was well versed into weird legends! and why are the north legends and fairytales so dark twisted and cruel?
My theory is it a product of their environment. The north is harsh and if not prepared for the winter you die.
I guess because the north is dark and cold in winter making life merciless and harsh, sometimes breeding similar folklore.
Also I would guess that because we were introduced to Christianity much earlier than the north they kept adding to their pagan folklore, where we lost it and we haven't evolve sth yet (I don't know if that theory stands but that's my guess)
Happy Yule, Happy Saturnalia holiday to you all 🌞🎄🎅
Poor Timmy. But anyway, happy holidays!
Now we know where Gryla and her Yule Lads from Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comes from. The Yule Cat is in Netflix’s Christmas Chronicles 2. Befana the Christmas witch definitely prove that witchcraft has nothing to do with the devil. That’s all fanatic-hypocritical superstitions.
Here in Catalonia we have the ancient tradition of the "Tió". I guess a good translation for it would be "the Poo Log".
It's a log we take indoors (a cut log, not a tree) for the whole month of December. We paint a face on it, we "feed" it for weeks and on Christmas day (wait for it) children literally beat the crap out of the log while singing. And it poops presents. Yup. The presents usually are sweets or treats that a family can share.
The Tió (aka, "Christmas Poo Log", if you will) used to be burnt in the fireplace after the beating/presents part, but since nowadays not every home has a fireplace, we just breat it up and then hide it away.
Here's one of the songs we sing while beating the log with sticks:
Shit, tió,
hazelnuts and nougats,
do not shit herrings,
they are too salty,
shit nougats
they taste better.
Shit, tió,
almonds and nougats,
and if you don't want to shit
I will hit you with a stick!
Shit, tió!
(The translation is from the Tió de Nadal Wikipedia page, it's pretty accurate and faithful to the Catalan lyrics)
No, but seriously, look it up! The Tió de Nadal tradition is so bizarrely wild! 😂
Merry Christmas, everyone 💕
you should cover nisse(r)/tomtenisse(r) (plural for nisse/tomtenisse), they are scandinavian christmas gnomes
They are basically the scandinavian version of Santa's elves. A subset of tomte.
@@Reddotzebra Not entirely. They were the care keepers of 'the farm', and 'the farm animals'. Both probably knew each other but both also respected each others responsibilities.
@@peterkelley6344 Totally depends, Tomtenisse is like the Christmas elves while a Gårdstomte is what you describe.
Oh my god, I was getting pissed looking at some triggering posts and you uploaded! Now I can sleep with a peace of mind! My night has been saved!
I used to own a yule cat that would leave me a gift next to my bed right where I get out of bed, every day. I swore when she passed the next cat was going to have short hair.
I can't help but think the Yule cat myth was just an excuse parents used for buying their kids clothes and the children actually being pleased to get them.
The story most children are told in Reykjavík city and towns around the city is that the yule lads come from the mountain Esja, which is close by.
We Icelanders are very weird with our stories and culture too
Window lickers... means something completely different where I'm from
👀😂🤣
Yup here too. They ride the short buses.
Christmas was a hard time for Timmy , ......thank you Merry Christmas.
Great video! Me and mine will be celebrating Yule and may everyone have a great solstice and holiday season
I’ve been throwing sausages on roofs for years and never known why.
I would love to see the baby name books that Grýla got her kids names from! 😂🤣
Merry Christmas, 2021, happy holidays and happy New Year, 2022, Mythology & Fiction Explained!
🎄🎁🎉🎊🥳
Merry Christmas my friend
All the credit given at the end...
That's love.
Happy Holliday's, my friend. I really love your videos. Mythology is one of my personal favorite subjects.
Aha! Now I understand why Christmas seemed somewhat cheerless this year - nary a single “grubby little goblin” or neighbor chucking sausages onto a roof was spied in my village! Alas, it’s just not the same without them.
I commend you for delivering the final warning about window-licker and doorway-sniffer without a giggle.
I love that the 3 wise men stopped off in Italy asking for directions to the middle east.
You had me at “giant killer cat” 😹
I can't hear goblins being mentioned without thinking about Placeboing's Alex Jones remix.
Happy holidays and keep up with good work, this channel is a dream to all mythology enthusiasts
After great frustration searching for tolerable Xmas music, my spirits lifted to find this festive offering. I haven’t even watched it yet but gave it a thumbs up just because. 😘 Thanks! 👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏
what!!! No Krampus stories...or background/unknown trivia about Krampus?......SHAAAAAMMMMEEEE! lol...j/k but i would love some Krampus lore if u could :) Merry Xmas Every1!!!!
He already got a video about Krampus.
@@TheHornedKing oh....didn't kno....my bad lol
I wish you have covered some more Yule Lads, because some of them are just plain weird. Such as Sheep Cote Clod (I think it's spelled like that). He is one of the first ones, and his thing is that he harasses sheep. However, he is kinda impaired by his peg legs. Yes, peg legs plural
Many thanks for all of the really interesting videos you uploaded this year! Wishing you a Happy Christmas/Holidays etc and a Happy and healthy New Year!
Thanks for sharing have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎆🎄☃️🦌
Thanks for the tips on how to get rid of goblins. They're a real challenge
Appropriate fascinating video! Loved it...
Will there be a follow-up on the metamorphosis?
Loved the video.Happy holidays to you and to all mythology and fiction
The demon which terrified me the most in this video was scentbird ngl
Can you imagine how terrifying was to keep the globblings away from home ? I don"t think I should sleep till christmas was over haha
4:52 *Windowlicker* isn't that the name of that Aphex Twin song with that horrifying videoclip?
Your voice is very soothing. Happy Holidays!
the legend of the Yule Cat reminds a lot of lucifer from the Disney movie Cinderella (1950 film)
especially when Lucifer has Jaq and Gus mice and their friends in "his paws"
Merry Christmas and a happy new year mate😌
Merry christmass Mythology! Lovely video!
Keep up the great videos this was fantastic I knew about all of them except the last one
merry christmas and happy holidays to you too, you grumpy wise man! :-)
You didn't tell the full origin of La Bafanna sorry for miss spelling when did she get her powers and how did the broom 🧹 come to be and fly ? Bless your gingerbread heart 🎃🧹⛄🎄🎃🧹⛄🎄🪄
I first learned about the Yule Lads from a talk show called Cox and Crendor in the Morning where they talked about weird Christmas myths and traditions. Another example, though maybe less of a creature, is the Spanish Christmas Log that the kids feed every night and then beat with sticks to make it poop out candy.
Happy Holidays everyone and all the best in the New Year!
Love the yule cat he's my favorite Christmas legend
Have a Merry Christmas mate.
Nice work as usual!
I love these stories!!
Merry christmas studio ! 🙂💚💋🌲✌
In my family’s tradition Gryla’s Lads are the orphans of the land. She had 13 miscarriages that drove her to take her life in the Nile. she is the patron saint of Lost Children’s Souls. And she Guards and Protects all orphans and takes us back into her bosom when we cross the veil. I have several icons of her in my home 🏡
Wait a moment… you’re saying Gryla was canonized by the Catholic Church, in your family’s tradition?
@@The.Nasty. no we are DEFINITELY not catholic. This was forty years ago when things were WAY less correct. We are VERY pagan my Great, Great Aunt Magretta brought us this tradition and she was DEFINITELY not catholic. We have been bending the wording of saints for many many years. Mind you we are ALL pagan and the words patron saint were no longer needed to cover our religion but it was there none the less. My generation was the last of the travelers
@@gypsyjade7170 ah okay thank you, I’m not Catholic or anything…
I study world religion a bit in my free time and that confused me for a moment.
The actual day of the Befana is the 6th of January. She delivers the gifts during the night between the 5th and the 6th
Christmas Mini-Mad Lads...Our boy is a Count Dankula fan!
It's neat to see a benevolent folkloric figure
Absolutely outstanding 👏 👌
Merry Christmas to you ❤
LOL, I'm listening to this episode while working late and alone. Then abruptly started laughing aloud when I heard “Doorway Sniffer”. That's really disgusting and hilarious.
I'd hate to see what the yule log can do
Merry Christmas~
When the narrator makes me belly laugh within the first 17 seconds of a video I know I will be in for an enjoyable time.
Burning stuff on the chimney keeps the Christmas goblins away... ok, but won't it keep Santa and La Befana away too? LOL
I hope you, your family and friends have a good holiday 🥃
I remember there being an animated movie that had La Befana in it.
I can't remember what its title was, but the plot was that La Befana gets sick, and the toys try to deliver themselves.
“La freccia azzurra” (“The Blue Arrow”). In the US it’s known as “How the Toys Saved Christmas”
Merry Christmas and Happy New year everyone 🌲⛄🎅 from 🇨🇦
Merry Xmas! This is the ideal way to celebrate if you ask me!😎😁❄☃🎅
Wish that you could upload videos more often!!🙏
Imagine if the Yule Cat was the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office
This guy really has it out for Timmy
Stay away from them doggone, no good window lickers(goblins) !!!
Happy Christmas everyone, and happy holidays!
Now these are what I call Christmas spirits
This Stories were great! Very interesting and funny but... When are we getting a TRASH MAN CHRISTMAS SPECIAL?!!!
This video are awesome
Just like the kanatas you make 🥵
Grammar issue 👆 This video " IS " awesome. 🤳🇦🇺🇳🇴
I like the Yule Lad hanging the sausage looks like former goverment advisor Dom Cummings
He said..."delicious Timmy soup" I'M D.U.N.N.
Happy holidays to all
will you ever do a video on different types of fae?
Thanks
Amazing
Pretty sure the cartoon Hilda did an episode on the Yule lads and Gryla but changed her to a him.
Merry Christmas all
Sounds like some elf on the shelf stuff lol!
When is the next video coming out, I'm really anticipating what next you have for us
there is a movie, in spanish? or italian? of the good witch woman, and there is an episode on netflix HILDA where she has to deal with the giantess and the 12 smaller trolls?? i think they claimed one died. anyways
A small goblin issue.... been there.🎄
I always put Befana in my nativity scene 🤷🏻♀️
Guess Krampus is not the only creature came out this time of year
I am from Serbia ( ex Tito's Yugoslavia, Balkan peninsula, Europe ). I am - 1/2 Serbian, 1/4 Croatian, 1/4 Hungarian.
For the first time, I hear this legend from Old Slavs mythology.
Befana - female version of Santa Claus.
Befana ( Baba Yaga, Baba Roga ) isn't always evil. Sometimes she is evil. Sometimes she is a good guardian of women and kids.
I love your videos ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Both mine and my neighbor's dogs like to sniff doors/doorways and lick windows. These are standard nick-names for them. And no one will avoid them, because they are too darn cute when they do it.