Icelandic Christmas Folklore

They arrive one by one over the final 13 nights leading up to Christmas (Yule) and leave small gifts in shoes that children place on window sills. But, if the child has been disobedient, they leave a rotten potato in the shoe instead.

TOUR 08 - Iceland Discovery - Intrepid Travel - FRI, 30 SEP 2022 – Day 5

September 30th 2022
FRI, 30 SEP 2022 – Day 5: Lake Myvatn/Akureyri - Set off for magnificent Dettifoss, Europe's mightiest waterfall at 100-metres wide and with a 45-metre drop into the craggy shores of Jokulsargljufur canyon below. It’s so powerful that it’s vibrations can be felt underfoot. Continue to volcanic Lake Myvatn. Next is Namaskard, where steam rises from the sulphuric terrain and it’s hard to bel ... read more

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Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland ... ... read more

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