Episode 55: St Lucy and the Werewolves of Winter
From Are You Afraid of Deez? by Tyler Ventura
January 19, 2026 · 22 min · Season 5 · Episode 55
About this episode
The episode explores the story of St Lucy and her connection to winter celebrations in Scandinavia, along with a discussion about werewolves.
Winter is far from over, so why not stay home - pour a cup of glogg, grab a saffron bun and listen to the story of how Rome's Virgin Martyr - St Lucy became the figure for a massive Light Bringing Celebration in Scandinavia, also there's werewolves believe it or not!
People in this episode
Host: Tyler Ventura
Topics covered
- St Lucy
- werewolves
- Scandinavia
- Light Bringing Celebration
- winter traditions
Keywords
- St Lucy
- werewolves
- Scandinavia
- Light Bringing Celebration
- winter
- glogg
- saffron bun
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Scandinavia, Rome
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