Holiday Myths and Legends - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. The Slavic winter king made of frost and snow
   Morozko (Father Frost)
2. The Yup’ik winter spirit who brings blessings during storytelling festivals
   Ellam Yua
3. The Haudenosaunee spirit honored during midwinter ceremonies
   Great Sky Woman
4. The Sami sun god whose return is celebrated after polar night
   Beaivi
5. The Romanian winter figure who protects from misfortune
   Baba Dochia
6. The Welsh skeletal horse who seeks entry to homes with rhyming contests
   Mari Lwyd
7. The Celtic winter crone who shapes the land with storms and frost
   Cailleach
8. The enormous cat from Icelandic folklore who hunts those without new clothes
   Yule Cat
9. The Norse All-Father associated with the Wild Hunt during winter
   Odin
10. The Inuit shapeshifting being connected to icy waters
    Qalupalik
11. he Filipino mountain giant sometimes associated with cold winds
    Kapre (Winter Variant)
12. The Ojibwe winter storyteller who teaches lessons through trickery
    Nanabozho
13. The ghostly procession said to ride across the winter sky
    The Wild Hunt
14. The Japanese figure known as the god of happiness and winter generosity
    Hotei
15. The Māori guardian of the stars whose rising marks seasonal change
    Matariki
16. The Chinese winter guardian who drives away bad luck with firecrackers
    Nian
17. The three gift-giving figures in Italian folklore
    La Befana
18. The Icelandic giantess who devours misbehaving children
    Grýla
19. The benevolent saint known for secret winter gift-giving
    St. Nicholas
20. The ancient figure believed to weave frost patterns on windows
    Jack Frost
21. The 13 mischievous brothers from Iceland who cause winter pranks
    Yule Lads
22. The benevolent winter spirit who brings kindness and joy to children
    Snegurochka
23. The horned Alpine figure who scares naughty children
    Krampus
24. The Korean moon goddess linked to winter nights and renewal
    Chang’e
25. The Persian spirit representing light’s triumph over winter darkness
    Mithra
26. The German shapeshifting winter figure who rewards or punishes
    Frau Perchta
27. The symbolic stag seen in multiple cultures as a guide through winter
    The White Stag
28. The Scandinavian spirit who guards farms through the long winter
    Tomte