{"id":2337,"date":"2014-11-25T11:09:35","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T11:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/?p=2337"},"modified":"2014-11-25T11:09:35","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T11:09:35","slug":"christmas-around-the-world-in-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/2337\/christmas-around-the-world-in-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas around the world: in Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2011\/12\/hpsveinar1.jpg.webp\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.blognoel.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/12\\\/hpsveinar1.jpg&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2340 aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"hpsveinar1\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2011\/12\/hpsveinar1-300x225.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2011\/12\/hpsveinar1-300x225.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2011\/12\/hpsveinar1-500x375.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2011\/12\/hpsveinar1.jpg.webp 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.blognoel.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/12\\\/hpsveinar1-300x225.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.blognoel.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/12\\\/hpsveinar1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.blognoel.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/12\\\/hpsveinar1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\\\/\\\/www.blognoel.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2011\\\/12\\\/hpsveinar1.jpg 800w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Plusieurs consid\u00e8rent un peu \u00e9trange la tradition islandaise pour f\u00eater <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/\">Christmas<\/a>. C\u2019est que, voyez-vous, les enfants n\u2019attendent pas la visite d\u2019un P\u00e8re No\u00ebl mais bien de 13!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Et ce n\u2019est pas tout. Plut\u00f4t que d\u2019apporter tous ensemble les cadeaux d\u2019une seule fois, ces P\u00e8res No\u00ebl descendent des montagnes un par un, dans les 13 jours pr\u00e9c\u00e9dant No\u00ebl, pour venir d\u00e9poser un pr\u00e9sent dans la chaussure des enfants sages. Les petits qui se sont mal conduits la veille trouveront ce jour-l\u00e0 une pomme de terre comme <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/christmas-gifts\/\">gift<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These Santas all have a nasty flaw. Here&#039;s what characterizes them:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stekkjarstaur He is the one who tries to suckle the sheep&#039;s milk in secret.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Giljagaur, meanwhile, tries to steal the freshly drawn milk from the cows.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stufur, the smallest, likes to scrape up anything left in the pans.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thv\u00f6rusleikir is called &quot;the wooden spoon licker&quot;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pottasleikir, on the other hand, prefers to lick the pots.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Askasleikir, &quot;the bowl licker,&quot; waits for the small deposits left by the children.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Huroaskellir, called &quot;the door slammer,&quot; loves to make noise and keep people awake.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Skyrg\u00e1mur, another gourmand, gorges himself on yogurt and looks for it everywhere.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bj\u00fagnakr\u00e6kir, called &quot;the sausage thief&quot; is very fast and steals all the sausages he can find.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gluggag\u00e6gir, nosy and curious, spends his time looking through windows and stealing the toys he likes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>G\u00e1tta\u00feefur, on the other hand, sniffs the smell of cakes under doors and steals any that smell good.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ketkr\u00f3kur, nicknamed &quot;the meat hooker&quot;, walks around with a hook to steal pieces of meat hanging in shops and houses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The last one, Kertasnikir, is called &quot;the candle blower.&quot; He enjoys blowing out candles as they are lit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Their strange behavior can be explained by the fact that their mother is an ogress and their father, a real lazy man named Leppaluoi, does not believe in education.<\/p>\n<p>At least for Christmas dinner, Icelanders imitate most countries by welcoming family and friends around a well-laden table and exchanging gifts with each other.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people consider the Icelandic tradition of celebrating Christmas a bit strange. 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