In 1932, the poem "Yule Cat Lads" was published as a part of the popular poetry book Christmas is Coming by Icelandic poet Johannes ur Kotlum.
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11 Facts About Yule Cat
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Yule Cat comes from the mountains during Christmas time to search nearby towns for her meal.
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Yule Cat's favorite dish is a stew of naughty kids, for which she has an insatiable appetite.
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Yule Cat, known as Jolakotturinn, a huge and vicious cat who is described as lurking about the snowy countryside during Christmas time and eating people who have not received any new clothes to wear before Christmas Eve.
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The threat of being eaten by the Yule Cat was used by farmers as an incentive for their workers to finish processing the autumn wool before Christmas.
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In modern times the Yule Cat Lads have been depicted in a more benevolent role comparable to Santa Claus and other related figures.
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Gryla and the Yule Cat Lads appear as central figures in the 2018 holiday episode of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: the lads terrorize the household, and Gryla attempts to claim a baby from Sabrina's aunt.
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Yule Cat called Jola appears in the 2020 Netflix movie The Christmas Chronicles 2.
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Yule Cat Lads are the titular characters of the tenth episode of the second season of the Netflix animated urban fantasy series Hilda.
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Yule Cat Lads have been featured on several episodes of the YouTube channel Drawfee.
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Yule Cat Lads have been featured on the podcast "Cox N' Crendor" episode 12, by the YouTube- and comedian duo Jesse Cox and Crendor, where they jokingly talk about the Yule Cat Lads and their different, mischievous "traits".
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