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Not until tomorrow

I'm not doing it in November xD

Pirate TimeLord wrote: ↑

30 Nov 2020, 12:55

Not until tomorrow

I'm not doing it in November xD

Tis the season to be jollyy~~

Fa la la la laaaaaaaaa, laa la la humbug

Is Snowballs Christmasy? It's actually meant as a tribute to the Simpson's cats.

Pirate TinselLord wrote: ↑

01 Dec 2020, 18:05

Fa la la la laaaaaaaaa, laa la la humbug

i'd deck those halls if you know what i mean

eeeehhh chremah!

Weeeeeee

I like gingerbread

Yo.

The story of the Jólakötturinn likely dates back to the Dark Ages, though the oldest written accounts are from the 19th century. In any case, much like the Krampus, the Yule Cat has long been a Christmas-time enforcer of good behavior, Miss Cellania writes for Mental Floss. According to Icelandic tradition, anyone who finished their chores before Christmas would get new clothes as a reward. Meanwhile, lazy children who didn’t get their work done would have to face the Jólakötturinn.

For starters, the Jólakötturinn is no mere kitten—it towers above the tallest houses. As it prowls about Iceland on Christmas night, the Yule Cat peers in through the windows to see what kids have gotten for presents. If new clothes are among their new possessions, the big cat will move along. But if a child was too lazy to earn their new socks, the Jólakötturinn will eat their dinner, before moving on to the main course: the child herself, Hart writes.

“This is the kind of message Icelanders like to send out in their folklore,” Haukur S. Magnússon writes for the Reykyavík Grapevine. “If you do not have the money or means of acquiring new items of clothing before the festival of lights, you will be eaten by a gigantic cat.”

Presumably the threat of being eaten by the Jólakötturinn is also meant to inspire generosity in children who don’t have to fret about the Yule Cat, as giving clothes to the less-fortunate would grant them protection from the monstrous feline.