Episode Fourteen: Krampus, Yule Lads, Ded Moroz - Santa...adjacent?

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Emily talks about some alternatives to Santa Claus: Ded Moroz in Russia/Slavic region, La Befana in Italy, and Iceland's Yule Lads. No apologies to Putin.

Sources:

• https://time.com/5922931/santa-claus-soviet-history/
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-thirteen-yule-lads-icelands-own-mischievous-santa-clauses-180948162/
• Jon Solo on YouTube
• https://www.italiansrus.com/articles/subs/befanalegend.htm
• https://folklorethursday.com/regional-folklore/italys-pagan-santa-claus-story-befana/

Additional sounds by Pixabay

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