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