Dec 25: Watch out for Jólakötturinn, the Christmas Cat.

Jólakötturinn, the Christmas Cat.

Old Icelandic folklore states that every Icelander must receive a new piece of clothing for Christmas or they will find themselves in mortal danger. An enormous black cat prowls Iceland on Christmas Eve and eats anyone who doesn’t follow this simple rule. 

I hope you got an item of clothing for Christmas, perhaps from an Icelandic clothing company such as 66 North.

Merry Christmas! Gleðileg jól

Here's a song from Bjork about the cat...