[Wikipedia] The Yule cat, also called Jólaköttur and the Christmas cat, is a mythical cat in Icelandic Christmas folklore. It is said to be huge, vicious, to lurk in the snowy countryside during the Christmas season, and to eat people who do not receive new clothing before Christmas Eve. In other versions of the story, the cat only eats the food of the people who had not received new clothing. Jólakötturinn is closely associated with other figures from Icelandic folklore, considered the pet of the ogress Grýla and her sons, the Yule Lads.
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Do you know Jólakötturinn? The Yule Cat of Iceland? From Icelandic folklore, Jólakötturinn roams the snowy countryside during Christmas. It is the pet of the ogress #Grýla and her sons, the 13 Yule Lads.
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