The Icelandic Christmas Cat (Jólakötturinn - The Yule Cat)

Along with the 13 Icelandic Yule Lads, there is another important Christmas character who must be mentioned. The Christmas Cat (Jólakötturinn -- Yule Cat). This fearsome feline had an important role to play in centuries past and still lives on in today’s Icelandic Christmas traditions. From the earliest days of the Norse settlement in Iceland, Winter was the time of year when wool was spun and new clothes were made and it was traditional for everyone to have new clothes for Christmas. In fact, tradition