News Tagged with “Traditions”

The coast guard ship Óðinn was quite an attraction.

May 1 in Pictures

2 May International Workers’ Day was celebrated with rallies all over Iceland yesterday.

Record Temperatures Likely Tomorrow

24 Apr Tomorrow is the First Day of Summer (sumardagurinn fyrsti) and to celebrate that, it seems, unseasonably warm weather is on its way to Iceland, making record temperatures likely in various parts of the country..

This heart shaped lobster pizza at Essensia in Hverfisgata is a popular Valentines day treat.

Valentines Day increases in popularity in Iceland

14 Feb Just like "foreign" traditions such as Halloween, Valentines Day is now becoming popular in Iceland. Restaurants are particularly busy on this night.

Welcome, freshman, up you go!

31 Aug Freshmen were tossed in the air at Reykjavík Junior College yesterday, when their hazing ceremony took place.

Ash Wednesday in Iceland

1 Mar 2017 It's Ash Wednesday, a day where children in Iceland dress up in fancy-dress and go out to collect sweets. It's kind of like the Icelandic version of Halloween.

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