The Child-Eating Christmas Cat of Iceland

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  • Опубліковано 10 лис 2024

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  • @lauravr5632
    @lauravr5632 2 роки тому +481

    *I’d still pet*

    • @aoaoaonitrix0
      @aoaoaonitrix0 2 роки тому +12

      prepare to lose a hand

    • @whiteydiamond
      @whiteydiamond 2 роки тому +2

      Ight simmer down cringegirl

    • @davidanspach1624
      @davidanspach1624 2 роки тому

      @@aoaoaonitrix0 i5i6i5i475iy5iiui55i56u6u5iutuyu5ttuttyfyrtitirefheg4yedi8regreruyyrffffi6676y675667u4i9ytey7e48999699999iutyi85865768674956i45 5655t9659655958988i669859775665y6uityty5ititritity645yt46560y89496964658t5y858t8y5t6ttt6r7ttiityyytytui7t645799899ittyytuir9ry998iityyyy5t48r8i68tu857tittyyyytytirttyeiireette7455454euiyty44yyitttt6yytte9t68tytty7ty7ttiityyytytui7t645799899ittyytuir9ry998iityyyy5t48r8i68tu857tittyyyytytirttyeiireette7455454euiyty44yyitttt6yytte9t68tytty7ty7t77tt76i85785t687y77699itt7959t776t7567i9iu6i8588988i7999457tittyyyytytirttyeiireette7455454euiyty44yyitttt6yytte9t68tytty7ty7t77tt76i85785t687y77699itt7959t776t7567i9iu6i8588988i799948yyt uh yytyiyiyttuytittityytyityy6yyit

    • @unity3596
      @unity3596 2 роки тому +4

      I would pet the cat anyways

    • @LunaNova-rg6oc
      @LunaNova-rg6oc 2 роки тому +1

      Same

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 2 роки тому +293

    Germany: We leave shoes out
    Colombia: We light candles and paper lanterns
    Japan: We eat KFC
    Iceland and Austria: *Demons, take it or leave it*

  • @DocHolliday1851
    @DocHolliday1851 2 роки тому +94

    Imagine the size of the litterbox that Yule Cat needs.

    • @MrBassmann15
      @MrBassmann15 2 роки тому +3

      I'm your Huckleberry.

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 2 роки тому +2

      Toledo

    • @thefoxsaysmeow
      @thefoxsaysmeow 2 роки тому +4

      3 small children are spared every year in exchange for their labor to scoop that litterbox.

    • @docholliday1882
      @docholliday1882 2 роки тому +1

      @@MrBassmann15 That's just my game.

    • @docholliday1882
      @docholliday1882 2 роки тому +2

      @@thefoxsaysmeow That sounds like a fair trade to me.

  • @broadwayace
    @broadwayace 2 роки тому +75

    I would sacrifice myself to the giant kitties. I cant help it.

  • @Aramintava
    @Aramintava 2 роки тому +48

    Looks nervously at the sleeping 20 pound Norwegian Forest Cat on my bed next to me. Will never wonder what he's dreaming about this close to Yule again.

    • @thefoxsaysmeow
      @thefoxsaysmeow 2 роки тому +2

      Favorite comment right here. 😆

    • @vkdeen7570
      @vkdeen7570 2 роки тому +2

      you shud ge grateful he let's u live in his/her house

  • @eysteinnorarson8443
    @eysteinnorarson8443 2 роки тому +94

    Grýla’s husband is called Leppalúði witch directly translates to “Eye-patched loser”

  • @pbsstoried
    @pbsstoried 2 роки тому +182

    Thanks for the mention! May you all receive socks this holiday season-*Dr.Z*

    • @alanpyne896
      @alanpyne896 2 роки тому +7

      Love your work, Doc!

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 2 роки тому +3

      Yes, Dr Z! If only I could have had the gumption to consider the topic for study/my degrees! (Although I like what I ended up with). Love your work on Monstrum!

    • @eddiesroom1868
      @eddiesroom1868 2 роки тому

      Zalenko??

    • @Kales0505
      @Kales0505 2 роки тому

      Forgive me as I am being completely serious…what about those who do not wear socks? I am autistic & socks bother me, I haven’t worn them in nearly 20 years. What do the families do in those situations?

  • @elyanusz437
    @elyanusz437 2 роки тому +42

    Visit us. Iceland is very friendly place, even during Christmas....when the Yula Cat is all over the streets of Reykjavik :D

  • @oc8564
    @oc8564 2 роки тому +307

    Never really watch these videos as soon as they come out but that title definitely caught me off guard 😂😂

    • @irinaklimova5863
      @irinaklimova5863 2 роки тому +6

      same, i just had to watch it right now 😂

    • @hihi-qh3sj
      @hihi-qh3sj 2 роки тому +4

      HAHA tru i never clicked so fast

    • @mollyc9365
      @mollyc9365 2 роки тому +1

      BAHAHA SAME

    • @eddiesroom1868
      @eddiesroom1868 2 роки тому +1

      @@irinaklimova5863 I usually wait for the spam to pass... But Santa said

    • @royaldiamonds1
      @royaldiamonds1 2 роки тому +7

      Stop spamming inappropriate websites on UA-cam. These commenters are getting hella annoying, you’re spreading p**n on a website with loads of children and teenagers!!

  • @lorddampnut5275
    @lorddampnut5275 2 роки тому +74

    Why does Iceland get all the cool cryptids. All we have is mothman and Ryan Bergara.

    • @samanthakershner4558
      @samanthakershner4558 2 роки тому +6

      Omg I literally just laughed out loud! I miss the boys!

    • @mauditebalvenie
      @mauditebalvenie 2 роки тому +5

      @@samanthakershner4558 Ryan and Shane tell scary stories on their other channel

    • @CadetFD
      @CadetFD 2 роки тому +2

      @@mauditebalvenie What other channel?

    • @jessicaheald5261
      @jessicaheald5261 2 роки тому +2

      @@CadetFD They started their own channel - "Watcher" - with Steven Lim from Buzzfeed Worth It!

    • @mauditebalvenie
      @mauditebalvenie 2 роки тому

      @@CadetFD Watcher

  • @itscarriebomb
    @itscarriebomb 2 роки тому +33

    "Hello, Iceland? I'd like five child-eating Christmas cats, please. Do you take Visa?"

    • @thefoxsaysmeow
      @thefoxsaysmeow 2 роки тому +2

      Insert "shut up and take my money" here.

  • @courtneyprantl2653
    @courtneyprantl2653 2 роки тому +15

    I visited Iceland a few years ago and learned about some of their folklore. It's fascinating!

  • @Deadpoppedgeist
    @Deadpoppedgeist 2 роки тому +33

    The snack that screams back children

  • @blom91124
    @blom91124 2 роки тому +123

    It's still a thing in Iceland, "going to the yule cat" if you don't get something new for Christmas, though mostly as a joke or an excuse to buy new clothing 😆

    • @runascarlet2623
      @runascarlet2623 2 роки тому +2

      That’s awesome 🤣

    • @onandonitgoes5957
      @onandonitgoes5957 2 роки тому +1

      Well... At least you can buy it and you don't have to farm, shear, wash, card, spin into thread, spin thread into yarn, roll into a skein and knit into a garment by yourself anymore... you can just buy or receive it ...

  • @ursaltydog
    @ursaltydog 2 роки тому +33

    A very good message at the end... we all who have much should pay attention to those who do not have enough... and to express kindness and support to our communities to our abilities.

    • @Such.is.life.of.an.adventurer
      @Such.is.life.of.an.adventurer 2 роки тому +4

      Nice pfp:)
      Also, absolutely true 💛

    • @ursaltydog
      @ursaltydog 2 роки тому

      @@Such.is.life.of.an.adventurer Thank you :)

    • @matchagreeen
      @matchagreeen 2 роки тому +3

      love seeing a good little interaction on the cesspool that is the internet, thanks for the smile guys

    • @ursaltydog
      @ursaltydog 2 роки тому +3

      @@matchagreeen I try.. :)

  • @patricialessard8651
    @patricialessard8651 2 роки тому +56

    I listened to a story on a creepy pasta site called "The Yule Cat" and thought this person just made it up. Boy am I surprised that it is from mythology.
    Thank you for all that cool info. I'm always looking to learn things such as that. Have a great Holiday and stay safe!

  • @royyyax3
    @royyyax3 2 роки тому +19

    New band name: “The Child-Eating Christmas Cat of Iceland”

  • @joannasmith3226
    @joannasmith3226 2 роки тому +38

    The poor people really can't win can they ?

    • @fbsyc
      @fbsyc 2 роки тому

      a

    • @fae3726
      @fae3726 2 роки тому

      apparently not...

  • @irinaklimova5863
    @irinaklimova5863 2 роки тому +46

    just me and the yule lads cracking open a cold one on christmas and having a jolly ol’ time

    • @joem1382
      @joem1382 2 роки тому +1

      Sounds like fun

  • @privateinvestigator8607
    @privateinvestigator8607 2 роки тому +9

    I heard spoon licker and window peeper mated and had a baby cat. They named it window licker.

  • @lauravr5632
    @lauravr5632 2 роки тому +8

    ‘Christmas cat eats children’
    *needs a good bum pat and chin scratch if you ask me*

  • @thetruth1862
    @thetruth1862 2 роки тому +17

    Sounds like a good way to get new clothes from your parents, hey do u want the yule cat to eat me

  • @jelle6951
    @jelle6951 2 роки тому +5

    my toxic trait is that i think i can tame it.

  • @LongWuzHere
    @LongWuzHere 2 роки тому +17

    I know this video is supposed to be spooky, but if you're a drawfee fan, this video is very funny.

    • @jacobcarrico1999
      @jacobcarrico1999 2 роки тому

      Can you reference the episode? I used to watch them and enjoy them a lot

    • @LongWuzHere
      @LongWuzHere 2 роки тому

      @@jacobcarrico1999 ua-cam.com/video/L0YXvwBX8Bk/v-deo.html also search up Drawfee yule lads and you can find more videos on them too.

    • @jacobcarrico1999
      @jacobcarrico1999 2 роки тому

      @@LongWuzHere Thank you so much!

  • @DonaMohema
    @DonaMohema 2 роки тому +3

    5:33 i like her intense pronunciation of gryla haha

  • @somebody4244
    @somebody4244 2 роки тому +4

    ‘Winter holidays’ lol. Half the world is in summer during the holidays.

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 2 роки тому

      Sure but that half of the world doesn't have snow ....they have real life things that will kill you

  • @angelagreen3642
    @angelagreen3642 2 роки тому +2

    I wanna hug the big fluffy kitty.

  • @Meirstein
    @Meirstein 2 роки тому +1

    "Mommy, I saw a guy looking in my window last night."
    That one weird neighbor: "Yes, that was the Yule Lad... Windowpeeper!"

  • @eyrestahl
    @eyrestahl 2 роки тому +5

    How can I say no with a title like that?

    • @MCRTS
      @MCRTS 2 роки тому

      Ikr

  • @vimerveilles
    @vimerveilles 2 роки тому +3

    Can I have the giant cat for Xmas? Promise to leave out gallon barrels of temptations treats.

  • @lovely1641
    @lovely1641 2 роки тому +7

    **reads title**
    The whom of what??

  • @mbader2399
    @mbader2399 2 роки тому

    Personally, I would love for a giant fluffy cat to visit me during christmas. I bet its hugs would be magical.

  • @Heyhunniesbuffytimmons8513
    @Heyhunniesbuffytimmons8513 2 роки тому +8

    They switch up the hosts on this channel a lot, getting use to it

  • @Tone720
    @Tone720 2 роки тому +20

    OK but who decided to call it the Yula Cat and not Santa Claws?

    • @rebekkarut4546
      @rebekkarut4546 2 роки тому +2

      Because it is a direct translation of the icelandic name Jólakötturinn. Jóla = yule kötturinn = cat

    • @THESEAL1475
      @THESEAL1475 10 місяців тому

      Because it's corny

  • @Yatukih_001
    @Yatukih_001 2 роки тому

    OMG thanks for covering this. I was not aware that we had a cat who eats people in our folk stories. I remember that Christmas Cat as we called him is described as an outsider type character who accompanies the Icelandic Jule Lads but sometimes Father Christmas himself. Kind regards from Ásgeir in Iceland!!

  • @jamiepollard7857
    @jamiepollard7857 2 роки тому +4

    The poverty cat, it eats you when you’re poor on Christmas

  • @kikitaina
    @kikitaina 2 роки тому +7

    This is just as creepy as Father Johan from Big Mouth😂

    • @IncrediBelleJessi
      @IncrediBelleJessi 2 роки тому +3

      I somehow instantly thought of Father Johan 😅

    • @goldilox369
      @goldilox369 2 роки тому +1

      Seriously, you guys beat me to it. Will you tell the tale of Vader Johan!? LMAO 🤣
      Let's not mention the Santa "bit". 😒😱

  • @karenvermeulen3981
    @karenvermeulen3981 2 роки тому +4

    'winter holidays around the world' just a reminder that only the northern hemisphere has a wintry Xmas....

  • @TheDoctorsCompanion4
    @TheDoctorsCompanion4 2 роки тому +3

    Grýla sounds pretty awesome. Respect.

  • @rebekkarut4546
    @rebekkarut4546 2 роки тому +1

    They don’t finish on the 25th, Icelandic christmas day is on the 24th so we recieve our last gift on christmas day. We open our packages in the evening and do all the normal christmas things on the 24th, unlike others that open their gifts on the morning of the 25th

  • @shirleymaemattthews4862
    @shirleymaemattthews4862 10 місяців тому

    The Yule-Cat was the OG "Pet animal named "Cupcake"" meme!

  • @xxzcfdxc
    @xxzcfdxc 2 роки тому +3

    Do a series on creepy things like this

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 2 роки тому

      Or you could just watch Monstrum on PBS' YT channel...

  • @DanGamingFan2406
    @DanGamingFan2406 2 роки тому +5

    Who remembers Cox and Crendor talking about this?

    • @windowlicker_4207
      @windowlicker_4207 2 роки тому

      I remember 1 of them 😒 and he didnt pay child support!!

  • @redadder515
    @redadder515 2 роки тому +12

    How this awesome mythic being or its ghoul cat counterparts was not in AC: Valhalla? Black Shuck is more of an English legendary beast mentioned around the same time. The enormous Yule Cat and the frightening ghoul cats sits better with the Nordic Vikings and sounds like something they would've fought.

  • @justmagdalenadownhere
    @justmagdalenadownhere 2 роки тому +2

    At no point in time did I know what would come next reading this title.

  • @lear0612
    @lear0612 2 роки тому +4

    Iceland: "Watch out for the terrifying Yule cat please"
    All of us: "There's worse ways to go..."

  • @DrAquapet
    @DrAquapet 2 роки тому

    Oh, You mean that old chestnut the Christmas childeating cat. Yeah that one

  • @oneshotme
    @oneshotme 2 роки тому +1

    Enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

  • @fangbanga7021
    @fangbanga7021 2 роки тому

    Awwwww look at the kitty ( scream in fear )

  • @paola_2080
    @paola_2080 2 роки тому +2

    My kind of cat

  • @Yggi11
    @Yggi11 2 роки тому

    "Also known as 'Jolaq'turin." It's always hilarious to hear foreigners try to pronounce Icelandic words.

  • @ragingharlot13
    @ragingharlot13 2 роки тому +3

    Yeah, that’s my fiancées cat.

  • @Ice-fg9jc
    @Ice-fg9jc 2 роки тому +3

    The only protection from this Yule cat 🐈 would be the Yule Dog 🐕

  • @PhantomStella
    @PhantomStella 2 роки тому +1

    I'd want to pet the kitty
    Really enjoyed the video and the narrator's voice is nice

  • @AnnaBridgland
    @AnnaBridgland 2 роки тому +1

    If I met Jólakötturinn I would simply let him eat me

  • @tinypants7895
    @tinypants7895 2 роки тому

    I got period cramps on Xmas Eve and called them krampus kramps... Then no joke my cat attacked me 🤣

  • @majidaazarine8057
    @majidaazarine8057 2 роки тому

    01:43 that meow made me laugh😭

  • @redwardranger7034
    @redwardranger7034 2 роки тому +1

    Nice! Doctor Z got a shoutout

  • @TheElusiveReality
    @TheElusiveReality 2 роки тому +1

    300 heads but exactly one beard lol

  • @whatisnot1926
    @whatisnot1926 2 роки тому

    The fact Buzzfeed makes a reference from PBS Monstrum about the yule cat makes me happy

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 2 роки тому

      Makes me surprised!

  • @3412554
    @3412554 2 роки тому

    Yes, we also call Christmas a Winter holiday.

  • @maddiemcarthur1480
    @maddiemcarthur1480 2 роки тому

    Never watch Buzzfeed unsolved anymore but boy did that title get me

  • @viperv6768
    @viperv6768 2 роки тому

    And everyone loves Clifford. Sounds like another case of dog-owners hating cats.

  • @Just1for2le3Randoms
    @Just1for2le3Randoms 2 роки тому +3

    Mainly just here to hear Americans try to pronounce Icelandic names lol Grýla was pretty good, Jólakötturinn could use some work 😂

  • @superfurball89onyoutube52
    @superfurball89onyoutube52 2 роки тому

    If someone put a potato in my shoes for Christmas i would be glad to have more food

  • @Horrorblonde
    @Horrorblonde 2 роки тому

    Well gonna have to see if window peeper shows up lol

  • @monica.laurette
    @monica.laurette 2 роки тому

    That's just how cats are.

  • @California_Bear
    @California_Bear 2 роки тому +3

    I would love to hear Ryan and Shane, explain this Christmas story. I really miss those 2. :'(

  • @boltgang6389
    @boltgang6389 2 роки тому

    Shane and Ryan carried this Channel lol

  • @jasonq703
    @jasonq703 10 місяців тому

    Good kitty!

  • @randomlyswatching9481
    @randomlyswatching9481 2 роки тому

    She got bored n ATE HIM 😂😂😂😂. Oh dear some humans followed that

  • @blue_bunnii
    @blue_bunnii 2 роки тому +3

    Little bit boring story time *Warning: bad grammars:
    So in 3-4rd Grade I was In school, when I heard this story I got so scared I asked one of my friends about Grýla and Jólakötturinn they said like: “Oh don’t worry, Gryla Stopped eating children” and I asked them about the cat and their respond were:
    “ok so the Yule Lads told the Cat to stop hunting children, but the Yule Cat still kept doing it so Gryla took the cat away, back home.”

  • @gonhunter3994
    @gonhunter3994 2 роки тому +3

    The Yule Cat

  • @aslaugsara1662
    @aslaugsara1662 Рік тому

    Honestly Yule cat is way more sinister than Christmas cat

  • @Areyousayingidontknowmyname
    @Areyousayingidontknowmyname 2 роки тому +1

    I like Growler. My new Spirit Wife example. :)

  • @malpal5530
    @malpal5530 2 роки тому

    I love this narrator!!!

  • @tomoyaokazakiremiejordan756
    @tomoyaokazakiremiejordan756 2 роки тому +1

    so American Christmas tradition originated here

  • @CometNuclei
    @CometNuclei 2 роки тому +1

    Iceland has never had any Jule/Jóla/Christmas goat

  • @jynxxxx4444
    @jynxxxx4444 2 роки тому

    Big mouth wasn’t lying

  • @Joy-TheLazyCatLady2
    @Joy-TheLazyCatLady2 2 роки тому +2

    He just needed some love. 🥰 Seriously, though, who would be so cruel to children to make up such an awful story? And continue telling it through the ages? And I thought people in Iceland are nice. 😂 ✌🏻💙🐾 Is there a sign up for Yule Lads? Is it like the Boy Scouts? 😂

  • @medusha979
    @medusha979 2 роки тому

    Good kitty

  • @AV-bz2zv
    @AV-bz2zv 2 роки тому +3

    My cats have got to be related. Little evil bastards.

  • @gary00832
    @gary00832 2 роки тому

    Jola the Yule cat, it was on the Christmas chronicles 2

  • @Chi-sf2vx
    @Chi-sf2vx 2 роки тому +2

    my family have Swedish cat collars and a Russian dog collar because I was worried The Yule Cat would eat my pets if they didn’t have clothes

  • @ticsbassplace
    @ticsbassplace 2 роки тому +1

    I bet this is Gyula the Christmas witch

  • @Anonymous-ik3kc
    @Anonymous-ik3kc 2 роки тому +1

    Great, now my Christmas is ruined...

  • @RibbonHorn
    @RibbonHorn 2 роки тому

    i heard of gryla from hilda and the yule lads 🤣

  • @karyx1250
    @karyx1250 2 роки тому

    SHE ATE HIM WHEN SHE GOT BORED WITH HER HUSBAND. I like it.

  • @petermiller4953
    @petermiller4953 2 роки тому

    This holiday season is especially tough for me: Covid. Nuff said

  • @jeasmineandreadianepayumo2802
    @jeasmineandreadianepayumo2802 2 роки тому

    How I wish Sabrina would come back wirth all these information!! :(

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  • @blanda_1783
    @blanda_1783 2 роки тому +3

    Those two really aren't coming back

    • @SanskarWagley
      @SanskarWagley 2 роки тому +2

      Duh, they have their own channel now

    • @blanda_1783
      @blanda_1783 2 роки тому

      @MUSI⭕️ I'm a child

  • @armagreggen6681
    @armagreggen6681 10 місяців тому

    It’s just a baby.

  • @Ilovemydogmorethanlife
    @Ilovemydogmorethanlife 2 роки тому +1

    This is the opposite of Clifford the big red dog

  • @dylanfuller5224
    @dylanfuller5224 2 роки тому

    We want ryan and shane back

  • @evanobel7462
    @evanobel7462 2 роки тому

    The name just means Christmas cat

  • @billslocum9819
    @billslocum9819 2 роки тому

    Glad Bjork made it out of there okay.

  • @cammythach7214
    @cammythach7214 2 роки тому

    He'll yeah

  • @moistenvelopes
    @moistenvelopes 2 роки тому

    It looks just like my balinese cat

  • @Chhipz
    @Chhipz 2 роки тому

    Buzzfeed makes great content :)