Today, the 13 brothers are said to leave presents in well-behaved youngsters’ shoes. But they used to be depicted as frightening monsters ...

The Yule Lads are 13 mischievous boys, each with a distinct name and description, who cause mayhem in the 13 days leading up ...

When it comes to holiday traditions, Santa and his reindeer are being upstaged by some quirky and unexpected traditions around the world. From a gift-pooping log in Spain to a mythical cat that ...

But what about a giant cat that eats you if you don’t have new clothes? Meet Jólakötturinn — the Yule Cat. Most Christmas traditions are warm and jolly; after all, ’tis the season to be merry!

The Yule Lads live with a giant cat who prowls neighborhoods looking for kids who aren't wearing new clothes on Christmas Eve — a sign that they didn’t work hard enough throughout the year.

Her 13 offspring, the Yule Lads, each have a bizarre peccadillo ... The most popular of all the Icelandic Christmas freaks is the giant Yule Cat, which mercilessly eats children who do not ...

These creatures of lore are definitely on the naughty list. While Christmas is known for bright lights and merriment, the ...

CHICAGO — The Yule cat, otherwise known as Iceland’s child-eating Christmas monster. According to Icelandic legend: Yule cat is as big as a house and it roams the countryside on Christmas ...

“He roamed at large, hungry and evil/In the freezing Yule snow/In every home/People shuddered at his name” ...

Forget Santa: Icelandic children are visited at Christmas by 13 mischievous trolls or “Yule Lads”, the offspring ... Grýla also owns a large black cat, Jólaköttur, who prowls through ...

The Yule Cat is a giant black cat who lurks the countryside to devour anyone who isn’t wearing new clothes. The Yule Lads’ first written mention was in a 17th-century poem, and in 1746 the ...