Mother Hulda
Raising revolutionaries
 
Frau Holle/Mother Hulda, a Germanic goddess, oversees weather and seasons in a domestic way. She influences nature by bringing snow when she shakes feather beds and creating fog when she cooks soup. Frau Holle cares for children and is often called upon for help with fertility. Legends say she makes women fertile who bathe in her springs or ponds. She is known for bringing snow and calming the earth, marking the holy nights and Christmas season as she travels through the land with the souls.