Thought *you* partied hard? Wait until you meet Mari Lywd! She may look like a hobby horse but she's so much more... cue the dancing, drinking, and... Christmas rap battling?!

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Extras:

The Ballad of Mari Lwyd by Vernon Watkins - https://www.t-utsui.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Watkins5_Mari_Lwyd_f.pdf

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Links to Research:

• https://www.wales.com/about/history-and-heritage/welsh-traditions-myths-and-legends/mari-lwyd
• https://folkworks.org/article/merry-scary-mari-lwyd/

Everyone knows about old Saint Nick, but how many know about the Mrs' running around behind the scenes, ensuring the reindeer are fed and the elves are hard at work? Time to give Mrs. Clause the recognition she deserves!

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BOOKS:

A Christmas Legend by Missionary James Rees: http://www.santaswhiskers.com/a-christmas-legend.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Claus#:~:text=History-,Origin,a%20Philadelphia%2Dbased%20Christian%20missionary.

Goody Santa Clause on a Sleigh Ride by Katherine Lee Bates:

https://museumsonthegreen.org/wp-content/uploads/Goody-Edited.pdf

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Links to Research:

https://www.rent-a-christmas.com/blog/article/mother-christmas-how-mrs-claus-became-the-ultimate-holiday-mom

https://santaverse.com/characters/mrs-claus/

Has Jack Frost nipped your nose yet? Who is this person, said to be in charge of bringing in the winter feeling? Let's deep dive and find out!

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Books: The Encyclopedia of Fairies by Pierre Dubois

Wilhelm Wägner’s Asgard and The Gods: Tales of Our Northern Ancestors, Forming a Complete Manual of Norse Mythology https://archive.org/details/talestasgardgods00wgrich/page/n9/mode/2up

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Links to Research:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/holidays/christmas/jack-frost-history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Frost https://www.germanicmythology.com/original/FRAUHOLLE_TIMM.html