86: St. Nick's Creepy Cohorts

Wes and Beth discuss several of St. Nick's creepy cohorts from Europe, including Belsnickel, Father Whipper, and Frau Perchta.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/43989p/perchta-christmas-goddess-demon-woman

https://boroughsofthedead.com/frau-perchta/

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

https://allthatsinteresting.com/belsnickel

https://www.themsv.org/belsnickel-wha-holiday-traditions-shenandoah-valley/

Father Whipper
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A8re_Fouettard

https://curiousrambler.com/father-whipper/

https://www.farmersalmanac.com/scary-christmas-characters

Gryla
https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-gryla

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/each-christmas-icelands-yule-cat-takes-fashion-policing-extreme-180961420/

https://gamerant.com/yule-cat-facts-lore-trivia/#the-yule-lads-are-just-as-bad

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