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One of the more unique festive traditions comes from Iceland, where a giant cat is said to roam the snowy countryside at Christmas time. Traditionally, farmers would use the Yule Cat as an incentive for their workers - those who worked hard would receive a new set of clothes, but those who didn't would be devoured by the gigantic cat-like beast.
@The_Zan What’s with the brutal Christmas traditions from that part of the world?
My Dutch friend floored me with this one: “ Zwarte Piet is described as a bumbling Moor from Spain who carries Sinterklaas' heavy load of presents, wraps gifts, and kidnaps naughty children to punish them. Thousands of white Dutch people don blackface and dress up as Zwarte Piet during the Sinterklaas parades in the Netherlands.”
From: https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-pete