The Twelve Days: December Almanac

This episode explores folklore and pagan origins of the 12 days of Christmas, with a focus on the feminine winter figures of Perchta, Holle, and Grýla, featuring a conversation with Jenn Campus, author of A Guide to Celebrating the 12 Days of Yule.

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Resources & references for this episode:

The Stations of the Sun: the ritual year in Britain by Ronald Hutton

"'He met his own funeral procession': The Year walk-ritual in Swedish folk tradition” Tommy Kuusela: academia.edu/9403910

The Icelandic Yule Lads poem in English
ingebretsens-blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/…

“The Winter Goddess: Percht, Holda, and Related Figures” By Lotte Motz
dokumen.tips/documents/motz-lotte-the-winter-g…

“Perchta the Belly-Slitter and Her Kin: A View of Some Traditional Threatening Figures, Threats and Punishments” by John B. Smith
scribd.com/doc/17325747/Perchta-the-Belly-slit…

‘Grýla, Grýlur, Grøleks and Skeklers: Medieval Disguise Traditions in the North Atlantic?” by Terry Gunnell
notendur.hi.is/~terry/articles/TerryGunnell-20…

Music in this episode:

Opening theme: Forest March by Sylvia Woods
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Malpas Wassail by the Watersons
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Spinn, Spinn, Spinnerinn by Herbergsuche Gruppe
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Grýlukvaeði by Thrju a Palli
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Instrumental track: The Wanderer by Juniper and the Wolf
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