In Iceland, they celebrate Christmas with the folklore of the 'Yule Lads' —13 mischievous trolls, such as 'Spoon-licker' and 'Sausage-swiper', who visit in the 13 days leading up to Christmas to torment children. They also have a pet named 'Yule Cat', who eats people! | SBS Australia
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In Iceland, they celebrate Christmas with the folklore of the 'Yule Lads' —13 mischievous trolls, such as 'Spoon-licker' and 'Sausage-swiper', who visit in the 13 days leading up to Christmas to torment children. They also have a pet named 'Yule Cat', who eats people! | SBS Australia
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In Iceland, children experience the joy of not just one, but 13 Father Christmases known as the Yule Lads. These jolly yet mischievous characters take turns visiting kids during the 13 nights leading up to Christmas. On each of these nights, children place one of their shoes on the windowsill. If the kids have been good, the Yule Lad will leave candy; otherwise, the disapproval is unmistakable, as the shoes are filled with rotting potatoes. Similar to Snow White's Seven Dwarfs, each Yule Lad pos
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In Iceland, children experience the joy of not just one, but 13 Father Christmases known as the Yule Lads. These jolly yet mischievous characters take turns visiting kids during the 13 nights leading up to Christmas. On each of these nights, children place one of their shoes on the windowsill. If the kids have been good, the Yule Lad will leave candy; otherwise, the disapproval is unmistakable, as the shoes are filled with rotting potatoes. Similar to Snow White's Seven Dwarfs, each Yule Lad pos
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In Iceland, we have 13 Yule Lads, each with a unique name and personality. Starting 13 days before Christmas, one Yule Lad visits each night to leave candy or a small gift in your shoe if you’ve been good. But if you’ve been naughty, you’ll find a potato instead! 🎅❄️🇮🇸 Here are Iceland’s 13 Yule Lads, arriving one by one each night leading up to Christmas: 🎅🏻December 12th - Stekkjastaur (Sheep-Cote Clod): Loves harassing sheep but struggles with stiff legs. 🎅🏻December 13th - Giljagaur (Gu
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In Iceland, we have 13 Yule Lads, each with a unique name and personality. Starting 13 days before Christmas, one Yule Lad visits each night to leave candy or a small gift in your shoe if you’ve been good. But if you’ve been naughty, you’ll find a potato instead! 🎅❄️🇮🇸 Here are Iceland’s 13 Yule Lads, arriving one by one each night leading up to Christmas: 🎅🏻December 12th - Stekkjastaur (Sheep-Cote Clod): Loves harassing sheep but struggles with stiff legs. 🎅🏻December 13th - Giljagaur (Gu
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Meet the Icelandic Santas – The 13 Yule Lads. These 13 brothers are the sons of the trolls Grýla and Leppalúði. They are a group of 13 pranksters who steal from or harass the population. They come to town one by one during the last 13 nights before Yule. They leave small gifts in shoes. But if the child has been naughty, they instead leave a rotten potato. Now you are ready to meet them all. #Iceland #YuleLads #ChristmasInIceland #IcelandicChristmas #Folklore #NorseMythology #Grýla #13YuleLads #
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