E56 Dreaming of a Weird Christmas

Lore of the South

Merry Christmas LotS'ers!!!!! Join us for some amazing and weird Christmas traditions from around the world. For those with littles, I do talk about the origins of Santa, but never denounce the jolly old guy. I wanted to forewarn y'all just incase.
Happy Bday to us!!! It's our second birthday y'all!
Holiday shoutouts- Give Enocha Edenfield a follow. She's a journalist, historian, tour guide and roller derby extraordinaire. He gives frequent live tours on Tic Toc look her up and give a follow.
Sydney Rose the Needle Woman- She is our second Patreon supporter! She is also an amazing seamstress and costume designer as well as being a reenactor up in Savannah. Give her a follow as well. I love to see what she getting up to at the old fort she works at.
Eerie Lights on Instagram is David Weatherly's page. He's a well known author of countless books about cryptids.
Lastly is another favorite of mine. Monsters Among Us podcast. If you haven't already please give them a listen and follow on social media.
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Citations
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Crocker, S. (2020, November 19). The untold truth of christmas witches. Grunge. Retrieved December 2, 2022, from https://www.grunge.com/282226/the-untold-truth-of-christmas-witches/

The eight strangest Christmas traditions on Earth: YHA Australia. The Eight Strangest Christmas Traditions on Earth | YHA Australia. (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2022, from https://www.yha.com.au/travel-and-tours/traveller-stories/the-eight-strangest-christmas-traditions-on-earth/

Magazine, S. (2016, December 19). Each christmas, Iceland's Yule Cat Takes Fashion Policing to the extreme. Smithsonian.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/each-christmas-icelands-yule-cat-takes-fashion-policing-extreme-180961420/

Milligan, M. (2022, October 19). Original burial place of St Nicholas located by archaeologists. HeritageDaily. Retrieved November 30, 2022, from https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/10/original-burial-place-of-st-nicholas-located-by-archaeologists/145022

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