In Iceland Christmas begins on 24th December. Most of the Icelanders go to church in Christmas in the afternoon. In Iceland Christmas is celebrated with candles, beautifully decorated Christmas tree, cookies, cakes, and so on.
Christmas of Iceland includes candles and candle making. Iceland's Christmas foods include laufabraud, smoked lamb, ham, baked cookies, cakes, and so on. Christmas of Iceland is celebrated for 3days that is on 24th, 25th and 26th December. On 23rd December it is a tradition for Icelanders to eat a fish named Skate.
In Iceland almost every house has a Christmas tree which is decorated with bells, balls, stars, and lights during Christmas. At Christmas parties the Icelanders dance around the Christmas tree.
The children of Iceland have tremendous faith on Santa Claus. Thirteen nights before Christmas in Iceland the children put their shoes on their windows thinking that Santa Claus will put some candy or toys inside it. The first morning if they get something they become very excited.
The mother of the
Christmas elves is Gryla. Gryla was considered very grievous in the early days as she boiled children in a saucepan. Her daughter had a
Christmas cat that was very dangerous. Kids who didn't behave well and didn't get new clothes were caught by him during
Christmas.
Christmas of Iceland is celebrated in a beautiful way. People enjoy this day to the fullest with lots of cakes, cookies, lights, and so on. It is that time of the year when Icelanders celebrate the bonds of love and togetherness.
