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Sunday, December 15, 2024

Sunday Selfie of Icelandic Yule Cat

I recently watched Christmas Quest, on Hallmark.
What beautiful scenery and lights.  This is 
The Yule Cat, or Jólakötturinn in Icelandic, is a giant, vicious cat from Icelandic Christmas folklore that eats children who don't receive new clothes before Christmas Eve: 
  • Appearance
    The Yule Cat is described as a huge cat with glowing eyes that towers over homes and forests.


I took the photo from the TV with my iPhone

  • Behavior  HE would stave in the house hold we love new clothes.
    The Yule Cat prowls the snowy countryside on Christmas night, looking in the windows of each house it passes by. It looks through the presents the children have received and eats the children who didn't receive new clothes. 
  • Origin
    The legend of the Yule Cat is thought to have originated as a way to encourage farmers to finish their work in time so that everyone had enough supplies to make clothing. It was also used to convince children to do their chores so they would receive new clothes on Christmas morning.