Our founding sister CJ, queen of the bottomless mimosas, is back on the mic for a super special Christmas themed episode! That’s right folks, the band is back together again to chat about the witchy folklores of Christmas! Melissa kicks off the show with a Pagan history lesson, the evolution of “Christian” Christmas, and an overview of Christmas traditions we hijacked from the Pagans. CJ introduces Melissa to The Krampus, St. Nicholas’ horned demonic assistant who scares misbehaved children.
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In this episode, we talk about:
- CJ’s Poinsettia Champagne Cocktail and Melissa’s spiked Rum Egg Nog
- CJ’s life update + her Youtube Channel The Creepy & The Cozy
- The history and evolution of Pagan and Christian Christmas
- Winter Solstice, the festival of Saturnalia, Yule celebrations, and Odin
- Christmas traditions we’ve adopted from the Pagans
- The history of St. Nicholas and his horned demonic assistant, The Krampus
- Perchta, the goddess of Christmas, and The Perchtenlauf
- Zwarte Piet (Black Peter), St. Nicholas’ controversial sidekick in the Netherland’s
- Melissa and CJ’s favorite Christmas memories from childhood
RESOURCES:
- Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts
- Subscribe to CJ’s Youtube channel The Creepy & The Cozy
- Listen to more Mimosa Sisterhood episodes
- Learn more about The Krampus in CJ’s Youtube video Krampus: The History of Our Favorite Holiday Boogeyman
- Bust a move to the greatest Christmas song of all time *NSYNC’s Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
- Watch Krampus on Amazon Prime
- Shop Mimosa Sisterhood’s NEW pullover sweatshirt
- Follow Mimosa Sisterhood on Instagram
