Why is Iceland called Iceland and Greenland called Greenland, when Iceland is green and Greenland has huge amounts of ice? Some people think it's because the people discovered Iceland wanted to keep it for themselves, and encouraged people to go on further to the more tropically named Greenland. Whilst this...
Bjordagur – Beer Day in Iceland.
It comes as a surprise to many but beer was illegal in Iceland until 1989! Since then Icelanders celebrate beer day, the day it was made legal by drinking a lot of it. If you are in Iceland on March 1st be sure to make the most of the Beer...
Konudagur; it’s Women’s day in Iceland today!
Konudagur is celebrated on the first day or the nearest Sunday, of the month of Góa, a month in the traditional Icelandic calendar. Góa is the second to last of the winter months, the days are starting to be visibly longer, summer is coming!
Öskudagur; a day of fancy dress, singing for sweeties, and pinning bags of ash to people. Of course.
The day after Bun day - Bolludagur is Sprengidagur - Explosion or Blast day. On it Icelanders pretend that they haven't spent the entire day before pigging out on cream buns, and instead gorge themselves on saltkjöt og baunir
Blast Day in Iceland! Eat till you feel like you’ll explode on Sprengidagur.
The day after Bun day - Bolludagur is Sprengidagur - Explosion or Blast day. On it Icelanders pretend that they haven't spent the entire day before pigging out on cream buns, and instead gorge themselves on saltkjöt og baunir
Bolludagur; an Icelandic Festival where Kids Spank their Parents for Cream Buns.
Choux pastry, the type used to make profiteroles, is made into little balls, sliced through the middle, filled with cream and jam and then topped with chocolate. At least that is the classic, now there are many many varieties. However you have your buns you can guarantee that you will...
Thorrablot! Who wants to eat sheep’s testicles and heads?
Þorrablót, or Thorrablot, started as a midwinter festival, as many cultures have. As it celebrated pagan gods it was abolished during kristnitaka, literally the taking of Christianity in Iceland.
Our 5 favourite Icelandic Christmas foods, and 1 you must try…but please do it really, really far from us!
Gleðileg jól! Happy Christmas from Iceland! With only about four hours of daylight in midwinter we can't spend our time hiking up mountains like we love so much, and instead we shut the doors and stay warm inside, making and eating our favourite Icelandic Christmas foods together.
