Christmas in Islandia by Alicja Ryś https://padlet.com/alorysio/qlu9baac1be8 Christmas traditions en-us 2018-01-02 11:17:12 UTC 2018-01-07 20:04:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png Traditions alorysio https://padlet.com/alorysio/qlu9baac1be8/wish/218336163 Icelanders celebrate 13 days of Christmas. This times begins 24 December and ends 6 January. It's at this time that the Icelanders traditionally go to churches or start celebrating in their homes. All Icelanders decorate their homes. The most populars decorations are Christmas trees, which are full in Iceland. Another populars Christmas decoration are Advent candles. Þrettándinn - The last day of Christmas.
6 January is called Icelandic þrettándinn (thirteenth day). Christmas decorations are taken off just after 6 January.
]]> 2018-01-02 15:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/alorysio/qlu9baac1be8/wish/218336163 Presents alorysio https://padlet.com/alorysio/qlu9baac1be8/wish/218336940 Icelanders have thirteen Saint Nicholas.
They are the descendants of the trolls. Jólasveinar, or Christmas trolls begin to descend from the mountains 12 December and this is until Christmas Eve. There is one troll for every day. All Christmas trolls, which are also called "Christmas boys", bring small gifts to polite children. Children, however, must be polite, because if they don't get a rotten potato. 25 December, the trolls begin to return to their homes in the Icelandic mountains. The last of them returns on 6 January and this is the day when Christmas is officially ending in Iceland. 
]]> 2018-01-02 15:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/alorysio/qlu9baac1be8/wish/218336940 Icelandic phrases alorysio https://padlet.com/alorysio/qlu9baac1be8/wish/218340514 Christmas - Jól
Merry Christmas - Gleðileg jól
Advent - Aðventa
Santa Claus - Jólasveinn
Christmas tree - Jólatré
Present - Jólagjöf
Christmas Eve - Aðfangadagur
The first day of Christmas - Jóladagur
Second day of Christmas - Annar í jólum]]> 2018-01-02 15:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/alorysio/qlu9baac1be8/wish/218340514 Traditional Christmas dishes alorysio https://padlet.com/alorysio/qlu9baac1be8/wish/218341572 Þorláksmessa takes place the day before Christmas Eve, on December 23.
The dish of the day is a stingray. It's marinated and is able to decompose. The fish is served with boiled potatoes. In the Chrstmas Eve the dinner is abundant. On the table is mutton, smoked (hangikjöt), and grouse (rjúpa). There are also a traditional  Christmas bread (laufabranđ).
]]> 2018-01-02 15:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/alorysio/qlu9baac1be8/wish/218341572 Christmas carol alorysio https://padlet.com/alorysio/qlu9baac1be8/wish/218343459 JÓLAKÖTTURINN  by Bjork

Þið kannizt við jólaköttinn 
- sá köttur var griðarstór
Fólk vissi'ekki hvaðan hann kom
eða hvert hann fór

You know about the Christmas cat
- That cat was big
People didn't know where he came from
or where he left

Wiesz o świątecznym kocie
- Ten kot był duży
Ludzie nie wiedzieli skąd przybył
lub gdzie wyjechał

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeHunHocp5Q
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