4 Horrible Christmas Creatures That Will Make Your Blood Run Cold

At the intersection between pagan and Christian

Grýla and Leppaludi — Icelandic folklore trolls, Akureyri, Iceland, summer 2017

After weeks of compulsive shopping, we gather with our loved ones to celebrate the birth of Jesus. We feast on more food than we can eat and exchange gifts because they mean love. We fill our homes with bling since fairy-tale decorations enhance the magic of Christmas.

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We study history to understand the world and avoid mistakes from the past. But there is no universal truth: History is just a bunch of personal interpretations filtered through time.

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Maria Milojković, MA

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