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

Happy Thanksgiving! What better way to give thanks to you all for being with us than by deep diving into the mythical and paranormal Appalachian folk stories?! Enjoy this short episode and your Thanksgiving with friends and loved ones. :)

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Dr. Dan Canton's...

Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CwVS9dC_jU

Camera: https://www.dancaton.physics.appstate.edu/BML/index.htm

Links to Research:

https://www.thecollector.com/appalachian-folk-stories-scary/

https://tnmuseum.org/junior-curators/posts/tennessee-legends-the-bell-witch

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/moon-eyed-people-appalachia

https://www.history.com/articles/flatwoods-monster-west-virginia

https://wvpublic.org/story/arts-culture/the-w-va-monster-that-crept-into-international-pop-culture/

Thinking about being a Siren Seeker? Enjoy this bonus content episode from Season 1 as a sneak peak on what our Siren Seekers get to hear every week!

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It's time to visit the Celtic Pantheon ft. Aly Hollis, author of RAVEN REBEL! Celtic people were polytheistic, worshiping multiple gods, and they all had a long list of responsibilities.

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Links to Research:

https://info.celtictitles.com/blog/irish-legends-myths-and-gods/

https://thecelticjourney.wordpress.com/the-celts/deities/

https://historycooperative.org/celtic-gods-and-goddesses-celtic-pantheon/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Celtic-religion/Beliefs-practices-and-institutions

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1715/the-ancient-celtic-pantheon/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-celtic-treasures#:~:text=The%20Romans%20built%20up%20a,was%20both%20influenced%20and%20influential.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/three-decades-of-research-reveal-a-forgotten-medieval-castle-on-a-scottish-island-180987426/#:~:text=Caldwell's%20team%20also%20uncovered%20evidence,Caldwell%20says%20in%20a%20statement.

It's time to deep dive into one of the most famous literary works, Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN! Join your Sirens as they chat about the authors life and how her book was inspired by it.

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Books for Research:

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Links to Research:

• https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/bodwhatson/documents/media/frankenstein-timeline-resource.pdf
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsYyBdg4emI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yANZEaMfHHs&t=634s
• ‘The Lady and Her Monsters’ by Roseanne Montillo
• https://www.qu.edu/quinnipiac-today/creating-monsters-the-relevancy-of-frankenstein-in-modern-society-2022-10-26/
• https://knarf.english.upenn.edu/Indexes/chron.html

Happy Halloween, Listeners! Join your Sirens as they deep dive into Patrick McHale's Over the Garden Wall. It's time to talk about the adventures of brothers' Wirt and Greg, as they trek through a mysterious forest trying to find their way home.

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Links to Research:

https://over-the-garden-wall.fandom.com

https://www.history.com/articles/black-cats-superstitions

https://www.bluebirdbehavioralhealth.com/about/our-name

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miasma_theory

https://ciselier.com/en-us/blogs/news/why-are-embroidery-scissors-shaped-like-storks?s

https://www.tumblr.com/theboyandthebluebird/635379178533945344/wirts-inferno-a-comprehensive-guide-to-over-the

https://www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2023/10/over-the-garden-wall