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December 23, 2022 58 mins
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Good Yule, Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanzaa, and Happy Holidays! We're glad you're here with us on the other side of the Long Night (i.e., the Winter Solstice). For this year's Christmas episode, we're talking about spooky, or just plain quirky, Christmas traditions primarily from across the pond. Listen to hear about the origins of Krampus, the villainization of Frau Perchta, the terrifying Gryla the Giantess and her mischievous sons, and, finally, an oddly adorable pooping log from Spain. ** Here are links to a couple of specific things mentioned in the episode: The Christmas Hedgehog: https://twitter.com/RichardIIICA/status/1604142415282962432?s=20&t=OfbSjEbAJMXDgjZQhBJeOw The Spooky Science Sisters Discord: https://discord.gg/8FwyEF5Gnr ** You can find our sources at spookysciencesisters.com. Promo in this episode comes from the Aloreing Podcast. ** While you’re here, we’d love it if you could subscribe to our YouTube channel! There you’ll find extra video content related to the podcast, and Meagan will be going live from time to time to play spooky games or just hang out with listeners! Additionally, if you are interested in any books we’ve discussed on the podcast, you can find them in our new Amazon storefront. We also have recommendations for other books and products we love. ** Links to social media & more: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/spookyscipod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@spookyscience Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/spookyscipod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spookyscipod Mastodon: https://mas.to/@spookyscipod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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