Who is the Christmas Cat of Iceland?

This is none other than Jólakötturinn – the Christmas Cat – of Iceland. According to legends, the Christmas or Yule Cat is a monstrously huge black cat that only appears at Christmas Eve, when little children are sound asleep, dreaming of the glitter of the Christmas Tree and what marvellous gifts lie under it.

What are the best Icelandic Christmas creatures?

The Christmas Cat is among the best-known Icelandic Christmas creatures. It is a humongous animal, well known to people of all ages in Iceland. As legend has it, the Cat eats those who don‘t get new clothes for Christmas. To avoid this horrible fate, you‘d better do your chores in order to receive if only new socks or some simple garment.

Does Iceland's Christmas cat eat people who don't have new clothes?

For some reason, Iceland's Christmas Cat only eats people that haven't had any new clothes recently. If someone's given you an item of clothing, all you will get is some hissing from the Christmas Cat if your paths cross. See Also: The Icelandic Yule Lads Live at Dimmuborgir in North Iceland!

Where did the Icelandic Yule Cat come from?

As with many other Christmas customs, the Icelandic Yule Cat’s origins lie in distant, interwoven timelines. Through ancient tales of troll cats and familiars, the Icelandic Yule Cat as we know him/her today arrived in 1932 through the medium of print.