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Öskudagur; a day of fancy dress, singing for sweeties, and pinning bags of ash to people. Of course

Bolludagur was the first day, a day of cream filled buns, then Sprengidagur when you eat so much you feel like you might explode. Today…

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 make a mess, but it will be entirely worth it!