Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Every Christmas Eve, at 6pm, the people of Abbadia San Salvatore in Italy light pyramids of wood called fiaccole they they've carefully collected and stacked for weeks. On what's one of the coldest and darkest nights of the year, the work together to celebrate with heat and light for everyone. Plus: the story of an annual gift comedian Steve Harvey gave to a teacher who had something to say about his career choice.  The "Fiaccole" In Abbadia San Salvatore: A Ritual Of Fire To Light Up Christmas (ItalianWays.com) Steve Harvey Gifted a TV Every Year to the Teacher Who Said He'd Never Be on Television (Oprah.com) Happy Christmas Eve to everyone, especially our Patreon backers! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/support