VFTWT S01E14: Winter Survival
Air Date: 2021.12.12
Welcome to the public show notes for VFTWT season 1, episode 14
Introduction:
Welcome to Views From the World Tree. On today’s episode we take a journey around the world and look at fun traditions different people have in celebrating their holidays.
Personal News:
- Adam:
- Holiday LEGO sets and LEGO time-lapse videos
- Steve:
- Secrets of the Viking Stone
- Gym
Current Events:
- Adam:
- Razer Phone Cooler Chroma
- Steve:
- Take a Kid Fishing, Inc.
Main Topic:
- Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule, Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year’s, etc.
- Yule Cat – Devours those that don’t receive new clothes before the advent
- Krampus
- The Pooper-Catalonia Espana
- El Caganer – leave a defecating doll with your nativity or have bad luck
- Christmas Log – A yule log that defecates presents to the good boys and girls
- Dead Horse Caroling
- Mari Lwyd brings good luck one person dresses as a horse with a dead horse’s skull
- go house to house and receive presents and drink
- Spiderweb tree
- Ukraine- too poor to decorate, spiders decorated for them, now the luck of the christmas spider
- Yule Goat
- tomte, nisse, etc…
- Lefse, aebleskivers, limpa
- KFC in Japan
- La Befana in Italy
- an ugly witch that controls the gifts. parents leave out broccoli and wine for her to appease her spirit
Mindfulness Moment:
From Guide to the Beliefs and Religions of the World
Beneath the tree of light and life,
a blessing at this season of Yule!
To all that sit at my hearth,
today we are brothers, we are family,
and I drink to your health!
Today we do not fight,
We bear no one ill will.
Today is a day to offer hospitality
to all that cross my threshold
in the name of the season.
Next Episode Sneak Peek:
Pre-Christian traditions, Yule & Solstice