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The Yule cat (Icelandic: Jólakötturinn, IPA: [ˈjouːlaˌkʰœhtʏrɪn], also called Jólaköttur and Christmas cat) is a huge and vicious cat from Icelandic Christmas folklore that is said to lurk in the snowy countryside during the Christmas season and eat people who do not receive new clothing before Christmas Eve. In other versions of the ...
Dec 23, 2023 · The tale of Jólakötturinn, which translates to Yule Cat, is an Icelandic Christmas classic dating back to at least 1932, according to the Icelandic Folklore website, a research project managed...
Dec 22, 2023 · The Yule Cat is something of a bribe for children: be good, and you’ll get a new sweater or pair of socks on Christmas. But if you misbehave, bad news: not only will you not get a new...
Dec 18, 2023 · The Yule Cat, known as Jólakötturinn (YOH-la-ko-tuhrin) in Icelandic, is a massive, formidable creature from Icelandic folklore that prowls the country on Christmas Eve. This giant feline is described as having bright, glowing eyes, needle-like hair, bristle-like whiskers, and a shaggy coat.
Dec 17, 2020 · Jóhannes’ poems about the Yule lads, Grýla and Leppalúði, and the Yule cat, became an instant classic, defining Icelandic Christmas folklore for generations.
According to legends, the Christmas or Yule Cat is a monstrously huge black cat that only appears at Christmas Eve, when little children are sound asleep, dreaming of the glitter of the Christmas Tree and what marvellous gifts lie under it.
The Yule Cat, known as Jólakötturinn, a huge and vicious cat who is described as lurking about the snowy countryside during Christmas time and eating people who have not received any new clothes to wear before Christmas Eve. He is the house pet of Grýla and her sons.
Dec 20, 2023 · Jólaköttur is a massive black cat that sleeps in the snowy mountains near Iceland. Its name is a translation combining the words “Jól” (yule) and “köttur” (cat). The Yule cat is said to be several feet tall, nearly the size of a house, and moves so quietly through the snow that no one can hear it.
Dec 2, 2022 · Over in Iceland, the tiny North Atlantic island nation of under half a million people, is a unique Christmas tradition: the Jólakötturinn, or Yule Cat. The myth combines two things: getting clothes for Christmas and being threatened with a gruesome death.
From the moment it became verse, the legend of the Christmas, or Yule Cat, is re-told every Christmas. It speaks of an enormous cat prowling about town eating any poor soul who didn’t receive a new item of clothing for Christmas.
