Chapter
The Finnish Pagan Tradition and the Wild Hunt
41:01 - 45:29 (04:27)
The Finnish pagan culture has its own traditions separate from Germanic and Slavic traditions. The idea of the Wild Hunt is present in Finnish stories and people have reported hearing it.
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The concept of the Wild Hunt, a group of spectral hunters and hounds in the sky, spans various cultures and appears frequently in stories referencing hallucinations or altered states of consciousness.
41:01 - 43:22 (02:21)
Wild Hunt
Summary
The concept of the Wild Hunt, a group of spectral hunters and hounds in the sky, spans various cultures and appears frequently in stories referencing hallucinations or altered states of consciousness.
ChapterThe Finnish Pagan Tradition and the Wild Hunt
EpisodePart One: Keep the Yuletide Gay: Saturnalia & the Puritan War on Christmas
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Finnish tribes have their own separate pagan cultures, which differ from Germanic and Slavic.
43:22 - 45:29 (02:06)
Finnish Culture
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The Finnish tribes have their own separate pagan cultures, which differ from Germanic and Slavic. Krampus, a creature that is part goat and part man, wears red robes and rides in a sleigh pulled by reindeer to scare misbehaving children.