16: WITCH: Befana and Gryla, The Christmas Witches (AD FREE!)

Happy Holidays, gang! This week, we’re learning all about Befana and Gryla, the Christmas Witches of Italy and Iceland.  Want more content? There’s bonus content and other perks on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Looking for merchandise? Check out our store! https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com If you’re watching us on YouTube, our channel is filled with the unedited video of our podcast recording process for each full episode starting at episode 26. To hear a more polished presentation, look us up on your favorite podcast listening app! Sources:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befana#:~:text=In%20Italian%20folklore%2C%20Befana%20(pronounced,Nicholas%20or%20Santa%20Claus. https://www.ottawaitalians.com/Heritage/befana.htm https://www.vice.com/en/article/595y9n/screw-santa-claus-and-celebrate-befana-italys-kidnapping-christmas-witch https://theculturetrip.com/europe/italy/articles/the-story-of-befana-the-italian-santa-claus/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-icelands-christmas-witch-much-cooler-and-scarier-krampus-180967605/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore#Yule_Lads https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thevintagenews.com/2019/12/01/iceland-christmas-witch/amp/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/568050/gryla-christmas-troll-iceland https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.popsugar.com/entertainment/photo-gallery/45609150/image/45609640/Original-Myth-Gr%25C3%25BDla/amp  Support our sponsors!      Rolling Oven Pizza: With locations in Lexington and Versailles, KY, it’s the best pizza Kentucky has to offer! www.rollingoven.com. (If you’re not local to Kentucky, please support your favorite locally owned restaurants however you can!)      Coffee at Oak & Main: A brand new family-owned and operated coffee shop in downtown Nicholasville, KY, serving your favorite specialty coffee drinks!      OK Drugs: CBD gummies help you find clarity in crazy! Use the code WITCHMAGIC to get 20% off your order at okdrugs.co. (Not .com!) All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her art page on Facebook! She can create anything you need. Check out @witchesmagicmurdermystery on Instagram, or find our Facebook group by searching “Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery Podcast Discussion Group.” Email your personal or local stories related to witches, magic, murder, or mystery to [email protected]. Get to know us better:                     Kara: @atoakandmain                    Megan: @megan_whitmer or www.meganwhitmer.com Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/witchesmagicmurdermystery/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices