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The Welcome to Spirit's podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore.

Every week, we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world.

I'm Amanda.

And I'm Julia. And I'm

Julia and Amanda, at the time that this episode is coming out, it will almost be Christmas

time. Oh, Julia, are the, are the jingle boys and the Yule Tide men and the the crampus,

you know, near-do-wells coming to play mischief tonight? I think they might be,

depending on the region that you're in, of course. And, you know, sometimes they come before Christmas,

sometimes they come after Christmas. Who can say really when the nature spirits all come and do

mischief, right? And I'm really glad you pointed that out, Amanda, because, you know, we just came off our Jack Frost and Winter Spirits episode. And in that, we made a couple references

to Christmas time in that episode. But that's because a lot of European cultures, it's really

hard to separate winter celebrations from the cultural giant that is Christmas season, you know?

Indeed.

To me, it feels like Christmas starts earlier and earlier.

I feel like I'm, you know, 50 saying that, but I remember seeing Christmas decorations in late

September this year.

Yep, sure did.

After Labor Day, I saw some Christmas displays go up, and that is wild.

In a lot of ways, I am kind of getting sick of the old song and dance every single year.

But then, Amanda, as I was doing a little bit of research for another episode, I found a

Christmas tradition that I had never heard of before.

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